The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 16, 1931
Waxing Crescent
26.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:45 PM
10:11 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.8%
- Age
- 4.5 days
- Distance
- 370,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 108
Events on this date
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Mercury and Neptune close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 62.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.6° / 113.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 26m / -22.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 234.93° / -4.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.26° / 5.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 124.24° / 0.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.4° |
| 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.