The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 21, 1985
First Quarter
52.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
3:28 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.4%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 375,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 776
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 | 92.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -35.3° / 98.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 06m / -27.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 271.25° / -4.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.26° / 5.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 92.89° / 1.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.