The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 16, 2188
Waning Crescent
23.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:49 AM
5:20 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.8%
- Age
- 25.0 days
- Distance
- 378,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3286
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 | 301.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.7° / 251.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 57m / 24.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 116.44° / 3.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.66° / -3.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -128.97° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.