The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 21, 2079
Waning Crescent
14.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:00 AM
6:05 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.6%
- Age
- 26.0 days
- Distance
- 372,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1938
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 | 315.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 64.5° / 227.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 13m / 21.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 134.28° / 4.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.38° / -5.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -131.85° / 0.60° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.