The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 16, 1916
Waning Gibbous
73.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:07 PM
11:39 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 73.9%
- Age
- 19.0 days
- Distance
- 391,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- -78
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 | 241.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 61.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 73.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.3° / 304.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 26m / 23.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 54.94° / 4.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.51° / -5.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -55.11° / -1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.