The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 21, 2086
Waxing Gibbous
96.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:25 PM
5:33 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.9%
- Age
- 13.6 days
- Distance
- 360,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2025
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 | 160.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 20.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -53.7° / 358.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 36m / -3.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 339.43° / 5.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.68° / -6.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 16.25° / -1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.