The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 21, 2152
Last Quarter
53.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:55 PM
2:53 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.2%
- Age
- 22.3 days
- Distance
- 386,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2841
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Sep 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 266.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.4° / 281.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 41m / 26.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 85.66° / 3.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.24° / -3.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -93.78° / 1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.