The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 21, 1935
Waning Crescent
30.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:23 AM
4:29 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.0%
- Age
- 23.6 days
- Distance
- 397,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 157
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 | 293.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.4° / 256.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 33m / 21.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 111.50° / -0.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.01° / 0.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -107.19° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.