The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 15, 2198
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:30 PM
7:26 AM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.2 days
- Distance
- 388,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3410
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Sep 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 182.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -43.1° / 328.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 37m / 2.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 355.84° / 4.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.70° / -5.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 2.53° / -1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 4.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.