The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 15, 2187
Waxing Gibbous
95.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:08 PM
4:55 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.8%
- Age
- 12.7 days
- Distance
- 406,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3274
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 | 156.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 23.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -65.6° / 356.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 13m / -15.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 329.59° / -4.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.43° / 5.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 24.88° / 1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 239.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.