The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 15, 2158
Last Quarter
46.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:22 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.6%
- Age
- 22.6 days
- Distance
- 371,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2915
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Sep 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 274.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.1° / 276.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 47m / 25.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 86.98° / 2.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.80° / -2.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -90.51° / -1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.