The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 15, 2142
Waning Crescent
21.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:25 AM
4:55 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.5%
- Age
- 25.4 days
- Distance
- 365,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2717
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 | 305.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 124.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.47% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.8° / 239.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 56m / 16.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 117.78° / -4.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.30° / 5.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -127.78° / -1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.