The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 16, 2169
Waning Crescent
24.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:42 AM
5:12 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.9%
- Age
- 25.0 days
- Distance
- 367,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3051
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 300.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 120.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.1° / 252.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 47m / 23.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 114.44° / 2.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.48° / -2.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -125.15° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.