The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 16, 1934
First Quarter
51.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
3:19 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.8%
- Age
- 7.7 days
- Distance
- 373,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 145
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Sep 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 91.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -34.0° / 98.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 38m / -26.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 265.01° / -3.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.99° / 5.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 83.14° / -1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.