The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 21, 1995
Waning Crescent
10.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:09 AM
5:41 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.1%
- Age
- 26.5 days
- Distance
- 393,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 899
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 | 323.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.7° / 207.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 29m / 9.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 141.51° / -4.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.24° / 6.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -147.50° / -0.78° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.