The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 21, 2057
Waning Crescent
42.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:13 AM
3:37 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.5%
- Age
- 22.5 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1666
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 | 278.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.46% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.6° / 270.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 35m / 24.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 98.00° / 0.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.06° / -0.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -99.15° / 1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.