The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 16, 2189
Waxing Crescent
42.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:20 PM
11:35 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.4%
- Age
- 6.1 days
- Distance
- 369,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3299
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 81.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.8° / 103.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 56m / -24.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 255.43° / -1.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.11° / 2.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 101.17° / 1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.