The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 16, 1933
Waning Crescent
10.2% 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
3:46 AM
6:13 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.2%
- Age
- 26.4 days
- Distance
- 394,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 132
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 | 322.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 64.0° / 210.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 16m / 17.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 136.17° / 1.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.26° / -1.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -147.01° / -0.66° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.