The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 21, 1944
Waxing Crescent
15.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:59 AM
9:55 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.1%
- Age
- 4.1 days
- Distance
- 400,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 269
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 | 45.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.7° / 114.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 52m / -11.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 224.01° / 4.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.19° / -5.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 129.36° / 1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.