The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 16, 2073
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:06 PM
7:19 AM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.6 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1864
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Sep 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 183.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -47.2° / 320.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 56m / -3.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 357.69° / -3.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.67° / 4.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -1.03° / 0.93° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 117.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.