The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 16, 2150
Waning Crescent
23.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:55 AM
5:18 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.3%
- Age
- 25.0 days
- Distance
- 368,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2816
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 368,800 km.
Exact values
For Sep 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 302.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.3° / 249.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 55m / 23.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 116.26° / 2.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.58° / -2.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -121.35° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.