The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 21, 2069
Waxing Crescent
31.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:58 PM
11:03 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.1%
- Age
- 6.2 days
- Distance
- 403,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1815
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 | 67.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -10.4° / 106.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 22m / -18.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 246.93° / 2.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.98° / -3.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 108.52° / -0.96° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.