The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 16, 2085
Waning Crescent
5.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:00 AM
6:15 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.2%
- Age
- 27.3 days
- Distance
- 406,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2012
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,200 km.
Exact values
For Sep 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 333.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.3° / 187.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 56m / 7.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 148.47° / -4.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.91° / 6.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -153.02° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.