The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 25, 2021
Waning Gibbous
80.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:55 PM
11:52 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 80.2%
- Age
- 18.6 days
- Distance
- 403,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1221
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 232.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 52.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 80.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.5° / 295.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 34m / 18.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 55.75° / -0.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.27° / 1.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -51.80° / 1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.