The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 21, 2129
First Quarter
53.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:58 PM
12:04 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.5%
- Age
- 7.9 days
- Distance
- 374,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2557
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Sep 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 93.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.48% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.0° / 90.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 11m / -19.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 272.63° / 3.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.83° / -4.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 80.42° / 1.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.