The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 21, 1932
Waning Gibbous
63.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:51 PM
2:03 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 63.1%
- Age
- 20.8 days
- Distance
- 403,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 120
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 | 254.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 74.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 63.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.3° / 289.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 45m / 27.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 73.28° / 5.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.39° / -6.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -78.32° / -0.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.