The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 16, 2161
Waning Crescent
12.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:36 AM
5:31 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.9%
- Age
- 26.3 days
- Distance
- 366,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2952
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 | 318.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.9° / 217.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 54m / 12.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 132.35° / -4.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.87° / 6.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -143.81° / -1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.