The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 21, 2130
Waning Gibbous
78.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:31 PM
11:51 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 78.1%
- Age
- 18.9 days
- Distance
- 369,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2569
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 235.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 55.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 78.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.7° / 290.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 32m / 14.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 54.30° / -4.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.93° / 6.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -48.94° / 1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.