The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 21, 1924
Waning Crescent
45.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:18 AM
3:02 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.2%
- Age
- 22.3 days
- Distance
- 403,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 21
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 | 275.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.1° / 268.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 17m / 19.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 94.01° / -3.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.99° / 5.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -96.96° / 0.96° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.