The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 16, 2134
Waning Crescent
4.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:49 AM
7:09 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.3%
- Age
- 27.7 days
- Distance
- 358,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2618
Events on this date
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Jupiter, Uranus, and Venus gathered
All within 4.4° of each other in the sky.
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Venus and Uranus close together
They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 336.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 65.4° / 176.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 16m / 15.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 150.22° / 4.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.98° / -5.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -158.67° / 1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 121.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.