The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 16, 2181
First Quarter
55.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:04 PM
12:14 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.5%
- Age
- 7.6 days
- Distance
- 369,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3200
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Sep 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 96.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 83.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 55.51% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -33.3° / 87.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 02m / -18.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 270.52° / 4.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.50° / -5.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 82.55° / -0.91° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.