The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 16, 2102
Waxing Crescent
16.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:30 AM
9:21 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.6%
- Age
- 4.1 days
- Distance
- 384,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2223
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 | 47.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.2° / 121.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 29m / -19.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 221.27° / -5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.54° / 6.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 126.63° / -1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.