The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 16, 2128
Last Quarter
49.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:03 AM
2:37 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.2%
- Age
- 21.7 days
- Distance
- 403,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2544
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Sep 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 271.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.6° / 270.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 40m / 18.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 85.19° / -4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.65° / 6.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -88.67° / 0.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.