The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 15, 2171
Waning Gibbous
98.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:35 PM
8:23 AM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.0%
- Age
- 15.4 days
- Distance
- 398,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3076
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 | 195.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 16.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -37.0° / 310.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 37m / 0.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 8.73° / -2.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.12° / 4.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -12.26° / 1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.