The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 15, 2126
Waning Crescent
2.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:31 AM
6:45 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.8%
- Age
- 28.0 days
- Distance
- 363,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2519
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 5.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 341.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.4° / 174.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 18m / 6.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 153.75° / -3.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.72° / 4.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -165.11° / -0.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.