The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 21, 2158
Waning Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:19 AM
6:48 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 28.6 days
- Distance
- 389,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2915
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 | 348.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 49.8° / 165.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 08m / 1.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 167.61° / -3.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.27° / 5.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -163.82° / -1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 90.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.