The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 21, 2073
Waning Gibbous
76.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:37 PM
12:01 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 76.6%
- Age
- 19.6 days
- Distance
- 403,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1864
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 | 237.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 57.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 76.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.0° / 288.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 44m / 14.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 57.15° / -5.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.96° / 7.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -61.91° / 1.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.