The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 21, 2153
Waxing Crescent
15.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:18 AM
9:28 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.5%
- Age
- 3.3 days
- Distance
- 363,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2854
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 46.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.0° / 119.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 49m / -17.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 225.21° / -1.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.55° / 2.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 136.38° / 0.83° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.