The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 21, 2041
Waning Crescent
12.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:28 AM
6:17 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.0%
- Age
- 26.0 days
- Distance
- 405,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1468
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 | 319.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 65.9° / 217.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 32m / 19.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 138.83° / 5.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.18° / -6.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -136.45° / 0.97° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 114.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.