The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 16, 2019
Waning Gibbous
94.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:13 PM
9:19 AM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.3%
- Age
- 17.2 days
- Distance
- 403,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1196
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 | 207.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 27.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.2° / 302.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 24m / 3.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 20.68° / -5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.21° / 6.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -30.64° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.