The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 21, 2120
Waning Crescent
1.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:04 AM
6:45 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.5%
- Age
- 28.4 days
- Distance
- 401,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2445
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 | 346.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 165.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.54% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.2° / 167.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 00m / 3.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 165.01° / -2.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.16° / 4.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -168.41° / -1.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.