The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 16, 2175
Waxing Crescent
2.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:41 AM
8:04 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.3%
- Age
- 1.5 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3126
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 | 16.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.3° / 136.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 34m / -7.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 190.74° / -3.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.34° / 5.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 164.75° / -0.72° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 305.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.