The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 21, 2109
Waning Crescent
11.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:45 AM
5:44 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.9%
- Age
- 26.3 days
- Distance
- 378,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2309
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Mars, and Moon gathered
All within 6.5° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 319.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.6° / 214.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 20m / 13.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 138.35° / -2.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.25° / 3.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -145.91° / 0.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.