The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 16, 2130
Waxing Gibbous
98.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:28 PM
5:40 AM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.3%
- Age
- 13.9 days
- Distance
- 358,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2569
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 | 165.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 14.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -60.3° / 341.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 48m / -11.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 339.10° / -3.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.97° / 4.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 11.92° / 1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 234.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.