The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 16, 2126
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:42 AM
7:24 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.0 days
- Distance
- 360,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2519
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
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Moon, Saturn, and Venus gathered
All within 4.4° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Sep 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 355.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 49.0° / 154.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 15m / 2.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 168.65° / -2.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.81° / 3.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -177.34° / -0.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.