The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 21, 2061
First Quarter
48.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:12 PM
11:51 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.6%
- Age
- 7.8 days
- Distance
- 403,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1716
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Sep 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 88.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.2° / 102.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 49m / -28.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 267.50° / -5.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.06° / 7.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 89.88° / 0.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.