The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 15, 2180
Waning Crescent
18.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:55 AM
5:05 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.3%
- Age
- 25.5 days
- Distance
- 387,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3187
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 | 309.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.2° / 232.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 17m / 14.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 123.14° / -4.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.22° / 6.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -135.38° / -1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.