The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 16, 2056
First Quarter
53.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
3:03 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.0%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 373,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1654
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Sep 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 93.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.4° / 92.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 51m / -21.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 267.84° / 1.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.37° / -1.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 91.17° / 1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.