The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 16, 2046
Waning Gibbous
98.1% 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
7:56 PM
8:32 AM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.1%
- Age
- 15.9 days
- Distance
- 406,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1530
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,400 km.
Exact values
For Sep 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 195.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -33.2° / 319.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 26m / 7.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 9.09° / 4.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.39° / -5.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -15.83° / -1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 50.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.