The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 15, 2137
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:23 AM
7:43 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 389,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2656
Events on this date
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Partial solar eclipse
The Moon covers part of the Sun. Not visible from Columbus.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 2.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.2° / 145.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 43m / 0.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 175.90° / -1.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.21° / 2.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 172.39° / -0.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 319.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.