The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 16, 2159
Waxing Crescent
23.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:21 PM
10:00 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.5%
- Age
- 4.7 days
- Distance
- 394,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2928
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 | 57.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.7° / 115.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 12m / -21.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 231.43° / -3.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.26° / 5.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 127.41° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.