The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 15, 2177
Last Quarter
49.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:06 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.2%
- Age
- 22.7 days
- Distance
- 371,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3150
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Sep 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 271.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.3° / 277.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 35m / 25.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 84.31° / 2.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.11° / -2.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -94.31° / -1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.