The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 16, 2043
Waxing Gibbous
92.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:42 PM
4:13 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.9%
- Age
- 13.1 days
- Distance
- 381,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1493
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 | 149.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 30.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -66.5° / 14.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 45m / -16.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 322.91° / -3.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.55° / 4.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 25.13° / 0.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 244.7° |
| 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.