The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 21, 2052
Waning Crescent
1.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:53 AM
6:48 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.9%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 385,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1604
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 | 344.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.7° / 169.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 57m / 4.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 163.68° / -1.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.67° / 2.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -158.94° / -0.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.