The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 15, 2191
Waning Crescent
8.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:02 AM
6:41 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.2%
- Age
- 26.6 days
- Distance
- 406,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3323
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,000 km.
Exact values
For Sep 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 327.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 146.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 67.6° / 200.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 35m / 18.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 139.94° / 4.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.37° / -5.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -145.66° / 0.64° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 114.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.