The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 15, 2166
Waning Gibbous
60.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:57 PM
1:37 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 60.4%
- Age
- 21.0 days
- Distance
- 372,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3014
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 258.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 78.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 60.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.5° / 278.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 41m / 17.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 71.06° / -4.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.33° / 6.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -71.87° / 0.84° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.