The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 21, 2059
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:53 PM
6:56 AM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 14.7 days
- Distance
- 356,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1691
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 356,900 km.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Sep 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 179.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -49.6° / 324.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 59m / -4.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 357.91° / -3.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.25° / 5.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 1.46° / 1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 172.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.