The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 16, 2086
First Quarter
54.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:09 PM
12:01 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.7%
- Age
- 8.6 days
- Distance
- 388,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2025
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Sep 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 95.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -33.9° / 91.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 58m / -21.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 269.53° / 1.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.87° / -2.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 77.14° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.