The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Waxing Gibbous
97.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:28 PM
5:40 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.2%
- Age
- 13.2 days
- Distance
- 406,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1085
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,200 km.
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Jupiter at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
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Uranus at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Sep 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 161.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 19.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -54.1° / 356.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 39m / -3.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 339.75° / 4.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.20° / -5.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 19.24° / -1.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.