The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 21, 2154
Full Moon
100.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:36 PM
6:59 AM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 13.8 days
- Distance
- 384,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2866
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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Penumbral lunar eclipse
The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly. It starts at 1:39 PM, is deepest at 3:23 PM and ends at 5:07 PM. Not visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon.
Exact values
For Sep 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 178.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 2.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -48.5° / 328.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 52m / -2.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 357.11° / -1.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.84° / 2.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 6.85° / 0.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 205.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.