The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 21, 1921
Waning Gibbous
82.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:04 PM
11:27 AM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 82.1%
- Age
- 19.5 days
- Distance
- 387,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- -16
Events on this date
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Saturn behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Sep 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 230.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 50.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 82.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.8° / 294.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 06m / 14.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 48.23° / -2.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.84° / 3.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -55.92° / -0.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.