The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 15, 2173
Waxing Gibbous
57.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
4:01 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 57.7%
- Age
- 8.3 days
- Distance
- 371,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3101
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 | 98.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 81.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 57.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -40.7° / 96.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 09m / -28.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 272.05° / -5.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.34° / 7.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 76.10° / 0.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.