The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 21, 2144
Waning Crescent
36.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:04 AM
3:36 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.8%
- Age
- 23.7 days
- Distance
- 388,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2742
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 | 285.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 105.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.8° / 259.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 01m / 17.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 104.68° / -5.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.57° / 7.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -112.40° / -0.70° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.