The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 21, 2143
Waxing Gibbous
94.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:07 PM
5:01 AM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.6%
- Age
- 12.4 days
- Distance
- 405,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2730
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Sep 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 153.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 26.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -56.2° / 9.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 08m / -6.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 331.77° / 4.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.59° / -5.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 29.21° / -1.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.