The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 21, 2148
First Quarter
55.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:09 PM
12:13 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.2%
- Age
- 8.6 days
- Distance
- 387,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2792
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 95.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 83.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 55.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -34.0° / 89.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 21m / -20.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 275.04° / 2.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.66° / -3.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 76.61° / 1.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.