The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 21, 2085
Waxing Crescent
6.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:54 AM
8:26 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.6%
- Age
- 2.6 days
- Distance
- 397,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2013
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 | 29.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.0° / 131.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 41m / -14.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 208.75° / -4.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.92° / 6.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 145.84° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 299.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.