The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 16, 1956
Waxing Gibbous
88.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:40 PM
3:52 AM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 88.7%
- Age
- 11.9 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 417
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 | 140.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 39.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 88.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -58.4° / 32.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 03m / -11.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 314.65° / 4.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.64° / -5.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 38.34° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.