The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 16, 2062
Waxing Gibbous
95.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:52 PM
4:55 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.6%
- Age
- 13.3 days
- Distance
- 399,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1728
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 | 155.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 24.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -63.6° / 0.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 11m / -13.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 330.01° / -2.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.76° / 3.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 21.33° / -0.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 244.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.