The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 21, 2097
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:50 PM
7:14 AM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 15.6 days
- Distance
- 384,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2161
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Sep 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 181.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 3.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -46.8° / 324.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 08m / -2.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 1.01° / -2.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.03° / 4.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -6.13° / 0.93° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 138.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.