The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 21, 2112
Waxing Crescent
0.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:35 AM
8:10 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 0.5 days
- Distance
- 405,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2347
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 | 5.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 172.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.1° / 138.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 25m / 2.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 184.59° / 4.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.85° / -6.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 172.91° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.