The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 15, 2140
Waxing Crescent
17.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:34 AM
9:27 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.3%
- Age
- 4.4 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2693
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 | 48.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 130.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.5° / 120.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 33m / -19.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 222.18° / -4.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.16° / 6.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 131.22° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.