The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 21, 2003
Waning Crescent
23.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:53 AM
5:27 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.1%
- Age
- 24.9 days
- Distance
- 388,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 998
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 | 302.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.1° / 250.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 18m / 24.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 121.05° / 4.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.55° / -5.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -128.84° / 1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.