The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 16, 2055
Waning Crescent
25.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:55 AM
4:50 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.3%
- Age
- 24.9 days
- Distance
- 376,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1641
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 | 299.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.7° / 249.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 40m / 20.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 113.51° / -1.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.46° / 2.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -126.74° / 1.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.