The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 21, 1939
Waxing Gibbous
62.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:32 PM
12:54 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 62.1%
- Age
- 8.2 days
- Distance
- 398,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 207
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 | 103.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 75.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 62.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -38.9° / 81.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 49m / -17.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 281.70° / 4.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.41° / -5.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 81.85° / -0.85° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.1° |
| 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.