The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 16, 1964
Waxing Gibbous
75.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:10 PM
1:46 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 75.3%
- Age
- 10.5 days
- Distance
- 400,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 516
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 | 120.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 59.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 75.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -55.6° / 72.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 45m / -23.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 294.05° / -2.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.42° / 3.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 56.92° / 1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.