The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 16, 1936
Waxing Crescent
1.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:08 AM
7:43 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.0%
- Age
- 0.9 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 170
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 | 10.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.9° / 142.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 06m / -6.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 183.91° / -4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.76° / 7.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 171.82° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 319.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.