The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 21, 1957
Waning Crescent
7.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:38 AM
5:58 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.1%
- Age
- 27.2 days
- Distance
- 359,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 429
Events on this date
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Mars behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Sep 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 329.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.1° / 196.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 54m / 7.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 148.00° / -4.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.47° / 6.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -152.12° / -1.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.