The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 16, 2174
Waning Gibbous
64.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:48 PM
1:50 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 64.4%
- Age
- 20.3 days
- Distance
- 378,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3113
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 | 253.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 73.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 64.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.1° / 290.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 18m / 26.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 67.29° / 5.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.86° / -6.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -65.44° / -0.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.