The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 21, 2116
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:36 PM
6:47 AM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.7 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2396
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Sep 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 176.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -51.0° / 329.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 46m / -4.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 355.00° / -2.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.99° / 3.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 2.24° / 0.78° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 210.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.