The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 16, 2170
Waxing Crescent
43.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:23 PM
11:42 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 43.4%
- Age
- 6.0 days
- Distance
- 377,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3064
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 | 82.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 97.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 43.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.5° / 101.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 59m / -23.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 256.19° / -1.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.05° / 2.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 104.97° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.