The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 21, 2145
Waxing Crescent
27.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:27 PM
10:54 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.0%
- Age
- 4.7 days
- Distance
- 368,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2755
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 | 62.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.0° / 107.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 00m / -16.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 241.30° / 4.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.04° / -5.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 117.72° / -0.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.