The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 16, 2104
Waning Crescent
6.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:38 AM
6:05 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.9%
- Age
- 26.9 days
- Distance
- 397,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2247
Events on this date
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Venus and Mars close together
They pass 0.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 329.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.0° / 195.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 39m / 9.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 143.88° / -4.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.25° / 6.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -144.62° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.