The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 15, 2159
Waxing Crescent
15.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:18 AM
9:22 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.5%
- Age
- 3.7 days
- Distance
- 389,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2928
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 | 46.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.51% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.1° / 121.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 20m / -18.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 218.79° / -4.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.78° / 5.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 139.63° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.