The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 15, 2124
First Quarter
50.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:43 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.4%
- Age
- 7.4 days
- Distance
- 400,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2495
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Sep 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 90.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.3° / 93.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 32m / -20.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 263.42° / 2.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.00° / -3.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 93.95° / -1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.