The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Waning Crescent
39.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:37 AM
3:40 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.0%
- Age
- 23.5 days
- Distance
- 385,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1097
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 | 282.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.0° / 264.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 48m / 20.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 101.23° / -2.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.06° / 3.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -110.19° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.