The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 16, 1976
Last Quarter
50.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:33 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.7%
- Age
- 22.2 days
- Distance
- 397,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 664
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Sep 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 269.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.7° / 272.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 32m / 19.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 83.27° / -3.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.41° / 5.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -94.84° / -1.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.