The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 16, 2048
Waxing Gibbous
66.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:06 PM
12:56 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 66.0%
- Age
- 8.4 days
- Distance
- 370,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1555
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 108.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 71.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 66.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -44.6° / 80.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 56m / -21.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 283.05° / 1.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.77° / -1.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 72.56° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.