The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 21, 2014
Waning Crescent
6.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:51 AM
6:06 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.2%
- Age
- 27.1 days
- Distance
- 405,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1134
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
26° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Sep 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 331.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.7° / 192.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 03m / 7.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 150.05° / -3.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.24° / 5.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -151.32° / -0.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.