The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 21, 2160
Waning Gibbous
67.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:57 PM
1:16 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 67.9%
- Age
- 21.0 days
- Distance
- 383,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2940
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 | 249.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 68.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 67.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.1° / 288.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 26m / 22.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 68.36° / 0.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.99° / -0.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -75.16° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.