The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 16, 2122
Full Moon
99.7% 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
7:32 PM
7:32 AM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 15.7 days
- Distance
- 362,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2470
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Sep 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 184.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -41.7° / 327.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 44m / 3.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 357.77° / 4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.07° / -6.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -6.67° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 15.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.