The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 16, 2120
Waning Crescent
31.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:01 AM
4:35 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.7%
- Age
- 23.4 days
- Distance
- 403,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2445
Events on this date
-
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.
-
Moon and Uranus 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 | 291.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.6° / 262.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 09m / 24.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 105.73° / 2.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.84° / -2.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -107.30° / -1.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.