The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 15, 2197
Waxing Crescent
19.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:46 AM
9:48 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.2%
- Age
- 3.7 days
- Distance
- 364,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3398
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 51.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 128.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.6° / 117.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 47m / -19.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 225.24° / -2.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.90° / 4.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 132.03° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.