The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 21, 1909
Waxing Crescent
39.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:57 PM
10:22 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.4%
- Age
- 7.1 days
- Distance
- 394,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- -164
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 77.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.6° / 112.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 58m / -23.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 255.71° / -0.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.10° / 1.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 95.37° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.0° |
| 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.