The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 16, 2114
Waning Gibbous
96.2% 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
8:56 PM
8:54 AM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.2%
- Age
- 17.2 days
- Distance
- 370,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2371
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 202.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.9° / 305.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 04m / 2.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 15.83° / -3.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.65° / 5.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -25.25° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.