The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 16, 2171
Waning Gibbous
94.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:57 PM
9:24 AM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.5%
- Age
- 16.4 days
- Distance
- 401,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3076
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 | 207.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 27.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.48% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.6° / 305.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 20m / 6.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 20.90° / -1.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.02° / 2.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -24.44° / 1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.