The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 16, 2186
Waxing Crescent
14.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:49 AM
9:59 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.4%
- Age
- 3.4 days
- Distance
- 382,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3262
Events on this date
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Neptune at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Sep 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 44.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.6° / 114.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 31m / -9.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 218.40° / 4.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.56° / -6.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 142.26° / 1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.