The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 21, 1984
Waning Crescent
17.1% 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
2:38 AM
5:54 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.1%
- Age
- 25.9 days
- Distance
- 367,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 763
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 | 311.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 62.8° / 235.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 56m / 22.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 130.20° / 4.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.27° / -5.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -137.27° / 1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.