The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 21, 2031
Waxing Crescent
24.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:22 PM
10:26 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.6%
- Age
- 4.9 days
- Distance
- 377,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1345
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 | 59.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 120.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.9° / 111.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 43m / -18.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 237.79° / 0.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.60° / -0.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 116.13° / -1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.