The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 16, 2038
Waning Gibbous
90.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:31 PM
10:01 AM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 90.8%
- Age
- 17.2 days
- Distance
- 404,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1431
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 215.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 35.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 90.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.9° / 298.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 54m / 6.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 29.01° / -4.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.08° / 6.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -34.42° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.