The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 15, 2179
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:13 PM
6:54 AM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 14.0 days
- Distance
- 404,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3175
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Sep 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 176.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -47.4° / 335.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 12m / 0.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 349.14° / 4.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.26° / -6.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 6.31° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 294.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.