The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 16, 1903
Waning Crescent
26.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:56 AM
3:27 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.3%
- Age
- 24.9 days
- Distance
- 366,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- -239
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 298.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.0° / 260.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 28m / 16.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 111.20° / -5.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.31° / 7.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -121.24° / -0.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.