The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 14, 2016
Waxing Gibbous
94.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:30 PM
4:37 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.0%
- Age
- 13.3 days
- Distance
- 373,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1159
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 151.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 28.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -61.8° / 11.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 43m / -11.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 323.96° / 1.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.78° / -1.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 22.49° / 0.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.