The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 16, 2131
Waning Crescent
22.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:05 AM
5:18 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.4%
- Age
- 24.8 days
- Distance
- 383,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2581
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 | 303.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.6° / 247.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 58m / 22.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 117.05° / 1.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.62° / -1.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -117.55° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.