The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 16, 1941
Waning Crescent
23.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:20 AM
4:45 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.3%
- Age
- 24.9 days
- Distance
- 389,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 231
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 | 302.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.1° / 242.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 48m / 16.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 115.93° / -4.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.17° / 6.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -128.33° / 0.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.