The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 21, 2098
Waning Crescent
15.7% 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
2:49 AM
5:58 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.7%
- Age
- 26.0 days
- Distance
- 363,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2173
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 | 313.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 63.6° / 230.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 07m / 21.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 132.80° / 4.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.35° / -5.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -135.67° / 0.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.