The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 16, 1969
Waxing Crescent
24.1% 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
12:28 PM
9:55 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.1%
- Age
- 4.8 days
- Distance
- 377,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 578
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 | 58.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.9° / 116.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 14m / -22.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 232.18° / -4.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.88° / 6.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 116.62° / -0.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.