The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 16, 2162
Waxing Gibbous
57.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:16 PM
12:25 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 57.8%
- Age
- 7.4 days
- Distance
- 375,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2965
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 98.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 81.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 57.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -35.5° / 86.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 12m / -19.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 272.76° / 4.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.90° / -5.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 86.36° / -1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.