The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 21, 2117
Waning Crescent
24.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:37 AM
5:19 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.9%
- Age
- 25.0 days
- Distance
- 375,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2408
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 | 300.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 120.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.6° / 254.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 09m / 25.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 119.05° / 4.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.31° / -5.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -127.25° / 0.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.