The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 16, 2091
Waxing Crescent
15.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:55 AM
10:04 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.1%
- Age
- 3.3 days
- Distance
- 363,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2087
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 | 45.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.5° / 113.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 35m / -10.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 219.48° / 4.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.25° / -5.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 136.88° / 0.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.