The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 16, 2071
Last Quarter
54.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:09 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.4%
- Age
- 22.3 days
- Distance
- 374,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1839
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Sep 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 265.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.4° / 274.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 14m / 17.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 78.98° / -5.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.34° / 7.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -89.46° / -0.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.