The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 16, 2197
Waxing Crescent
29.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:57 PM
10:38 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.2%
- Age
- 4.7 days
- Distance
- 368,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3398
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 | 65.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.8° / 110.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 48m / -21.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 239.69° / -1.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.13° / 2.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 119.81° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.