The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 15, 2162
First Quarter
46.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:21 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.6%
- Age
- 6.4 days
- Distance
- 372,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2965
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Sep 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 85.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.3° / 95.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 13m / -19.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 258.90° / 3.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.34° / -4.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 98.56° / -1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.2° |
| 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.