The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 15, 2120
Waning Crescent
40.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:03 AM
3:55 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 40.9%
- Age
- 22.4 days
- Distance
- 400,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2445
Events on this date
-
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 280.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 100.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 40.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.2° / 272.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 17m / 26.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 93.77° / 3.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.94° / -3.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -95.09° / -1.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.