The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 21, 2081
Waning Gibbous
89.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:50 PM
10:43 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.1%
- Age
- 18.3 days
- Distance
- 400,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1963
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 | 218.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 38.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.4° / 306.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 16m / 18.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 37.89° / 4.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.72° / -4.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -43.32° / -0.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 65.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.