The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 16, 2059
Waxing Gibbous
67.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:44 PM
12:43 AM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 67.4%
- Age
- 9.7 days
- Distance
- 375,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1691
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 | 110.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 69.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 67.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -49.6° / 86.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 03m / -26.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 284.09° / -4.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.85° / 5.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 62.33° / 1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.