The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 16, 2140
Waxing Crescent
25.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:33 PM
10:04 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.0%
- Age
- 5.4 days
- Distance
- 405,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2693
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,200 km.
Exact values
For Sep 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 59.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.7° / 115.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 22m / -22.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 234.02° / -3.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.16° / 5.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 119.00° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.8° |
| 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.