The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 16, 2072
Waxing Crescent
24.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:03 PM
10:45 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.2%
- Age
- 4.3 days
- Distance
- 374,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1852
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 | 58.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.8° / 107.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 29m / -13.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 233.38° / 5.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.15° / -6.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 128.46° / 0.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.