The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 21, 2136
Waning Crescent
20.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:11 AM
5:33 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.9%
- Age
- 25.1 days
- Distance
- 391,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2643
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 | 305.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 125.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.6° / 245.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 33m / 23.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 124.87° / 4.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.57° / -5.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -131.06° / 0.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.