The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 16, 2118
Waxing Crescent
1.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:16 AM
8:06 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.3%
- Age
- 1.0 days
- Distance
- 366,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2421
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 13.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.6° / 137.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 22m / -4.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 186.72° / -1.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.22° / 2.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 163.98° / -0.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 301.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.