The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 16, 2054
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:42 PM
6:41 AM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.6 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1629
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Sep 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 175.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -52.4° / 329.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 25m / -5.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 349.60° / -1.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.12° / 2.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 2.74° / 0.71° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 221.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.