The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 16, 1913
Waning Gibbous
98.8% 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
7:06 PM
7:11 AM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.8%
- Age
- 15.8 days
- Distance
- 405,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- -115
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Sep 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 192.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 12.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -43.9° / 334.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 20m / 3.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 5.94° / 1.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.89° / -0.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -14.14° / 0.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 63.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.