The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 21, 2049
Waning Crescent
25.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:09 AM
4:30 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.5%
- Age
- 24.2 days
- Distance
- 405,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1567
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
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Mercury and Mars close together
They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,100 km.
Exact values
For Sep 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 299.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.8° / 245.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 00m / 16.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 118.69° / -4.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.22° / 5.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -117.78° / -1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.