The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 16, 1940
Full Moon
100.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:39 PM
7:12 AM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 14.5 days
- Distance
- 405,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 219
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Sep 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 180.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 1.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -46.6° / 327.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 36m / -0.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 354.22° / 1.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.35° / -1.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 1.18° / -0.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 344.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.