The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 21, 2060
Waning Crescent
8.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:03 AM
6:32 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.7%
- Age
- 26.6 days
- Distance
- 394,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1703
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
26° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Sep 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 326.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 145.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 65.8° / 201.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 58m / 17.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 145.59° / 4.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.88° / -5.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -140.26° / 0.77° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 116.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.