The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 19, 2021
Waxing Gibbous
97.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:24 PM
5:34 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.9%
- Age
- 12.6 days
- Distance
- 385,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1221
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 163.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 16.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -61.4° / 342.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 57m / -12.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 340.88° / -5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.96° / 6.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 21.23° / 1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 229.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.