The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 16, 2093
Waning Crescent
15.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:03 AM
5:48 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.5%
- Age
- 25.5 days
- Distance
- 403,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2111
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 313.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.46% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.5° / 229.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 45m / 19.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 128.40° / 1.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.83° / -1.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -134.37° / 1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.