The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 16, 2066
Waning Crescent
8.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:14 AM
5:58 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.8%
- Age
- 26.6 days
- Distance
- 396,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1777
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 | 325.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 145.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.3° / 203.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 24m / 11.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 139.80° / -3.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.70° / 5.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -149.21° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.