The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 16, 2180
Waning Crescent
10.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:57 AM
5:40 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.9%
- Age
- 26.5 days
- Distance
- 382,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3187
Events on this date
-
Jupiter, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 7.3° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 321.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.3° / 210.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 09m / 11.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 136.29° / -5.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.03° / 7.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -147.61° / -1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.