The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 16, 2000
Waning Gibbous
91.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:32 PM
9:55 AM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.2%
- Age
- 18.2 days
- Distance
- 383,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 961
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 | 214.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 34.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.9° / 298.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 52m / 6.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 28.29° / -5.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.67° / 6.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -39.04° / 1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.