The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 16, 1982
Waning Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:59 AM
7:40 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 28.6 days
- Distance
- 371,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 738
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 349.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.2° / 154.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 02m / 10.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 162.47° / 4.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.39° / -5.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -164.90° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 133.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.