The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 21, 2000
Waning Crescent
43.2% 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
12:14 AM
3:24 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 43.2%
- Age
- 23.2 days
- Distance
- 369,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 961
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 | 277.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 97.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 43.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.4° / 269.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 30m / 21.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 96.89° / -1.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.77° / 2.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -99.97° / 1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.