The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 21, 1905
Last Quarter
52.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:30 PM
1:21 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.3%
- Age
- 22.2 days
- Distance
- 395,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -214
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Sep 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 267.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.6° / 282.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 41m / 18.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 85.53° / -4.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.95° / 6.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -93.66° / 0.76° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.