The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 16, 1958
Waxing Crescent
14.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:55 AM
9:46 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.2%
- Age
- 3.2 days
- Distance
- 362,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 442
Events on this date
-
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.
-
Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.
-
Jupiter, Moon, and Neptune gathered
All within 1.5° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 44.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.2° / 117.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 22m / -12.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 217.50° / 1.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.28° / -1.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 139.11° / -0.77° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.