The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 16, 2172
Waning Crescent
2.6% 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
5:24 AM
7:15 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.6%
- Age
- 28.0 days
- Distance
- 389,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3088
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 | 341.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.8° / 166.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 38m / 12.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 156.25° / 3.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.25° / -4.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -166.29° / 0.80° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 122.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.