The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 7, 2016
Waxing Crescent
33.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:51 PM
11:28 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 33.0%
- Age
- 6.3 days
- Distance
- 404,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1159
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 69.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 109.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 33.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.5° / 100.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 37m / -14.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 235.38° / 5.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.31° / -6.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 107.85° / 0.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.