The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 21, 2001
Waxing Crescent
23.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:05 PM
10:25 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.1%
- Age
- 4.2 days
- Distance
- 377,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 974
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 | 57.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.1° / 110.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 38m / -16.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 236.04° / 2.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.51° / -3.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 130.17° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.