The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 21, 2107
Waxing Crescent
26.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:27 PM
10:47 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.6%
- Age
- 4.7 days
- Distance
- 382,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2285
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 | 61.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.9° / 108.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 54m / -16.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 240.05° / 3.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.15° / -3.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 125.32° / -0.60° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.