The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 16, 2196
Waning Crescent
38.6% 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
12:26 AM
3:52 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.6%
- Age
- 23.7 days
- Distance
- 377,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3385
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 | 283.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.7° / 267.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 35m / 23.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 97.97° / 0.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.73° / 0.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -110.32° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.