The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 16, 2187
Waxing Gibbous
98.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:36 PM
5:54 AM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.7%
- Age
- 13.7 days
- Distance
- 406,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3274
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,300 km.
Exact values
For Sep 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 167.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -59.8° / 336.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 59m / -11.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 341.44° / -4.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.02° / 6.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 12.70° / 1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 226.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.