The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 16, 1905
Waning Gibbous
92.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:23 PM
8:45 AM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.1%
- Age
- 17.2 days
- Distance
- 405,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- -214
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,900 km.
Exact values
For Sep 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 212.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.6° / 313.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 41m / 5.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 25.52° / -4.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.12° / 6.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -32.72° / 0.67° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.