The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 21, 2056
Waxing Gibbous
95.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:52 PM
4:53 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.2%
- Age
- 11.9 days
- Distance
- 390,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1654
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 | 154.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 25.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -63.5° / 1.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 30m / -13.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 334.40° / -3.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.09° / 5.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 30.25° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 240.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.