The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 21, 2033
Waning Crescent
3.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:29 AM
6:30 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.3%
- Age
- 27.8 days
- Distance
- 402,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Sextans
- Lunation number
- 1369
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 339.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.3° / 178.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 35m / 5.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 158.18° / -2.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.29° / 4.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -155.13° / -0.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.