The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 16, 1995
Last Quarter
52.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:24 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.2%
- Age
- 21.5 days
- Distance
- 404,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 899
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 | 267.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.1° / 273.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 22m / 18.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 80.98° / -4.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.28° / 5.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -86.43° / -0.87° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.2° |
| 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.