The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 21, 2121
Waxing Gibbous
68.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:23 PM
1:04 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 68.0%
- Age
- 9.7 days
- Distance
- 374,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2458
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 | 110.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 68.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 67.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -47.5° / 79.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 25m / -22.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 289.64° / -0.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.62° / 0.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 61.81° / -1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.