The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 16, 2068
Waning Gibbous
68.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:02 PM
1:02 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 68.7%
- Age
- 19.9 days
- Distance
- 374,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1802
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 | 248.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 67.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 68.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.9° / 287.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 03m / 20.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 62.74° / -0.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.50° / 1.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -60.59° / -1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.0° |
| 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.