The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 16, 2108
Waxing Gibbous
88.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:45 PM
3:50 AM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 88.7%
- Age
- 11.0 days
- Distance
- 399,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2297
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 | 140.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 39.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 88.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -59.2° / 33.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 04m / -12.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 314.76° / 3.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.57° / -4.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 44.54° / -0.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.