The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 16, 2116
Waxing Gibbous
76.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:29 PM
1:40 AM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 76.1%
- Age
- 9.7 days
- Distance
- 402,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2396
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 | 121.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 58.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 76.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -58.6° / 74.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 54m / -26.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 295.53° / -5.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.09° / 7.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 63.13° / 0.88° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.