The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 16, 2138
Waxing Gibbous
92.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:24 PM
4:08 AM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.2%
- Age
- 12.1 days
- Distance
- 360,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2668
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 | 147.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -63.8° / 19.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 34m / -14.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 321.13° / -0.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.00° / 0.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 30.50° / -0.78° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.