The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 15, 2134
Waning Crescent
10.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:29 AM
6:35 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.5%
- Age
- 26.7 days
- Distance
- 362,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2618
Events on this date
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Uranus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Sep 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 322.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 68.1° / 212.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 17m / 21.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 135.18° / 5.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.10° / -6.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -146.44° / 1.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 113.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.