The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 16, 2198
Waning Gibbous
98.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:00 PM
8:28 AM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.3%
- Age
- 15.2 days
- Distance
- 391,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3410
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 | 194.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -34.1° / 318.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 26m / 7.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 8.71° / 3.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.28° / -4.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -9.64° / -1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 52.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.