The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 15, 2156
Waxing Crescent
0.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:58 AM
7:52 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.7%
- Age
- 0.8 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2891
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 | 9.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 170.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.5° / 141.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 06m / -3.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 182.55° / -2.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.73° / 3.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 168.57° / -0.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 309.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.