The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 21, 2115
Waxing Crescent
13.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:51 AM
9:24 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.0%
- Age
- 3.3 days
- Distance
- 386,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2384
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 | 42.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.6° / 120.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 32m / -14.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 220.29° / 0.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.03° / -0.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 143.99° / 1.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.