The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 16, 2136
Waning Gibbous
67.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:35 PM
1:31 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 67.1%
- Age
- 20.1 days
- Distance
- 404,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2643
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,500 km.
Exact values
For Sep 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 250.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 69.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 67.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.1° / 291.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 05m / 25.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 64.23° / 4.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.97° / -5.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -70.03° / 0.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.