The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 15, 2139
Last Quarter
46.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:27 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.2%
- Age
- 22.1 days
- Distance
- 382,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2680
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Sep 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 274.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.8° / 276.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 47m / 26.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 87.03° / 3.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.10° / -3.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -86.69° / -1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.