The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 16, 2074
Waning Crescent
21.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:21 AM
5:14 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.2%
- Age
- 25.0 days
- Distance
- 391,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1876
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 | 305.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 125.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.1° / 242.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 06m / 20.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 119.47° / -0.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.65° / 0.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -130.55° / 1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.