The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 15, 2118
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:03 AM
7:42 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 29.4 days
- Distance
- 369,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2420
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.
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Total solar eclipse
The Moon covers the Sun completely along a narrow track across Earth. Not visible from Columbus.
-
New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Sep 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 359.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 179.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.4° / 146.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 31m / 2.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 172.33° / -0.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.55° / 0.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 176.22° / -0.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 3.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.