The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 16, 2141
Full Moon
99.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:34 PM
7:43 AM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.6%
- Age
- 16.0 days
- Distance
- 381,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2705
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Sep 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 185.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 7.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -40.3° / 326.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 51m / 4.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 359.82° / 4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.18° / -6.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -10.47° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 26.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.