The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 21, 2040
Waning Gibbous
98.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:20 PM
8:08 AM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.8%
- Age
- 15.0 days
- Distance
- 371,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1456
Events on this date
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Mercury and Mars close together
They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 192.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 12.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -38.8° / 314.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 48m / 1.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 11.63° / -3.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.87° / 5.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -6.90° / 1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.