The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 15, 2145
Waning Crescent
2.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:46 AM
6:54 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.0%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 381,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2754
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 343.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.6° / 169.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 31m / 6.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 156.92° / -2.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.73° / 3.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -168.91° / -0.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.