The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 15, 2148
Waxing Crescent
6.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:28 AM
9:16 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.3%
- Age
- 2.6 days
- Distance
- 406,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2792
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,400 km.
Exact values
For Sep 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 28.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.6° / 121.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 29m / -4.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 202.03° / 4.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.62° / -6.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 149.89° / 1.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.