The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 21, 1966
First Quarter
50.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
3:16 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.8%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 388,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 541
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Sep 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 90.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -33.3° / 99.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 56m / -26.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 269.00° / -3.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.18° / 4.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 96.68° / 1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.