The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 16, 1944
Waning Crescent
0.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:12 AM
7:39 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.8%
- Age
- 28.8 days
- Distance
- 406,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 268
Events on this date
-
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.
-
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 350.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 169.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.6° / 152.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 08m / 9.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 164.31° / 3.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.42° / -4.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -169.50° / 1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 133.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.