The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 16, 2156
Waxing Crescent
3.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:58 AM
8:12 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.2%
- Age
- 1.8 days
- Distance
- 403,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2891
Events on this date
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Saturn behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Sep 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 20.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.7° / 134.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 48m / -8.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 194.50° / -3.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.87° / 4.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 156.34° / -0.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 302.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.