The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 15, 2131
Waning Crescent
31.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:07 AM
4:28 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.9%
- Age
- 23.8 days
- Distance
- 379,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2581
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 291.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.1° / 260.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 00m / 23.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 103.75° / 0.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.35° / -0.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -105.33° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.