The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 16, 2121
Waxing Crescent
19.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:51 AM
9:34 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.3%
- Age
- 4.7 days
- Distance
- 400,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2458
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 | 51.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 127.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.0° / 119.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 47m / -20.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 225.62° / -4.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.37° / 6.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 122.83° / -1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.