The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 21, 2105
Waxing Gibbous
93.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:57 PM
4:40 AM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 93.0%
- Age
- 13.2 days
- Distance
- 380,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2260
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 | 149.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 30.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -56.7° / 16.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 54m / -7.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 328.19° / 5.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.78° / -6.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 24.62° / -1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.