The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 22, 2021
Waning Gibbous
97.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:36 PM
8:48 AM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.1%
- Age
- 15.6 days
- Distance
- 396,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1221
Events on this date
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September equinox
Day and night are nearly equal. Autumn begins in the northern hemisphere and spring in the southern.
Exact values
For Sep 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 199.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 19.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.6° / 310.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 17m / 4.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 19.39° / -3.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.61° / 5.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -15.28° / 1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.2° |
| 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.