The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 15, 2172
Waning Crescent
6.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:17 AM
6:50 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.9%
- Age
- 27.0 days
- Distance
- 393,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3088
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 330.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 67.2° / 192.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 50m / 17.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 143.50° / 4.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.01° / -5.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -154.06° / 0.82° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 116.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.