The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 15, 2143
First Quarter
46.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:19 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.0%
- Age
- 6.4 days
- Distance
- 384,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2730
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Sep 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 85.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.9° / 96.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 08m / -20.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 257.81° / 2.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.43° / -3.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 102.35° / -1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.7° |
| 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.