The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 15, 2194
Waxing Crescent
1.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:14 AM
7:54 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.2%
- Age
- 1.0 days
- Distance
- 383,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3361
Events on this date
-
Jupiter, Mars, and Moon gathered
All within 6.9° of each other in the sky.
-
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 12.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.4° / 140.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 13m / -5.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 185.22° / -3.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.77° / 5.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 173.16° / -0.88° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 311.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.