The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 16, 1996
Waxing Crescent
13.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:46 AM
9:45 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.4%
- Age
- 3.7 days
- Distance
- 388,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 912
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 | 42.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.9° / 117.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 21m / -11.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 216.77° / 2.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.95° / -2.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 131.47° / -0.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.