The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 15, 2196
Last Quarter
49.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:03 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.3%
- Age
- 22.7 days
- Distance
- 383,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3385
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Sep 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 270.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.9° / 277.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 36m / 24.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 84.63° / 1.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.98° / -1.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -98.11° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.