The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 21, 2155
Waning Crescent
22.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:00 AM
5:24 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.7%
- Age
- 24.6 days
- Distance
- 404,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2878
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 | 303.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.0° / 248.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 20m / 23.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 121.86° / 4.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.37° / -5.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -122.66° / -0.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.