The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 16, 2147
Last Quarter
51.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:24 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.9%
- Age
- 21.3 days
- Distance
- 390,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2779
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Sep 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 267.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.0° / 272.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 24m / 18.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 81.49° / -4.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.90° / 6.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -80.27° / 0.70° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.