The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 16, 2103
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:34 PM
7:33 AM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 15.0 days
- Distance
- 357,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2235
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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Neptune behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Sep 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 184.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -41.6° / 327.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 44m / 3.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 357.67° / 4.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.01° / -5.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -2.86° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 18.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.