The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 15, 2161
Waning Crescent
21.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:28 AM
4:52 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.6%
- Age
- 25.3 days
- Distance
- 371,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2952
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 | 304.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 124.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.4° / 239.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 57m / 16.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 118.06° / -4.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.22° / 6.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -131.58° / -1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.