The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 21, 2050
Waxing Crescent
25.8% 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
12:28 PM
10:34 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.8%
- Age
- 5.5 days
- Distance
- 393,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1580
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 | 60.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.0° / 110.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 52m / -18.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 239.86° / 1.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.80° / -1.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 112.32° / -1.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.3° |
| 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.