The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 15, 2182
Waning Gibbous
87.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:43 PM
10:38 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 87.5%
- Age
- 17.5 days
- Distance
- 374,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3212
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 | 221.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 41.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 87.47% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -14.2° / 297.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 12m / 11.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 34.61° / -2.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.86° / 3.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -34.65° / -0.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.