The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 16, 2101
Waning Crescent
39.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:10 AM
4:03 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.5%
- Age
- 22.8 days
- Distance
- 403,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2210
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 | 282.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.53% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.8° / 271.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 27m / 26.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 95.93° / 3.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.86° / -4.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -103.49° / -0.91° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.