The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 21, 2106
Waning Crescent
38.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:50 AM
3:33 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.2%
- Age
- 23.7 days
- Distance
- 369,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2272
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 | 283.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.0° / 261.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 51m / 18.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 102.17° / -4.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.76° / 6.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -104.79° / -1.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.