The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 16, 2001
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
5:58 AM
7:41 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 28.5 days
- Distance
- 358,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 973
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,100 km.
Exact values
For Sep 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 349.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.2° / 154.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 04m / 11.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 162.89° / 4.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.64° / -5.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -168.70° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 134.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.