The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 16, 2157
Waxing Gibbous
92.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:20 PM
4:12 AM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.2%
- Age
- 12.8 days
- Distance
- 367,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2903
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 | 147.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -62.9° / 19.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 36m / -13.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 321.69° / 0.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.66° / -0.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 26.70° / -0.94° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.