The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 16, 2142
Waning Crescent
12.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:37 AM
5:35 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.6%
- Age
- 26.4 days
- Distance
- 362,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2717
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 | 318.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.4° / 216.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 54m / 12.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 132.49° / -4.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.53° / 6.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -140.00° / -1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.