The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 16, 1990
Waning Crescent
6.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:37 AM
6:23 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.2%
- Age
- 27.1 days
- Distance
- 381,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 837
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 | 331.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 60.8° / 191.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 46m / 11.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 144.84° / -1.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.05° / 2.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -146.22° / -1.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.