The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 16, 2143
Waxing Gibbous
56.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:10 PM
12:17 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 56.4%
- Age
- 7.4 days
- Distance
- 389,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2730
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 | 97.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 82.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 56.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -34.5° / 87.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 03m / -19.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 270.72° / 3.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.05° / -4.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 90.15° / -1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.