The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 21, 2161
Waxing Crescent
6.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:47 AM
8:37 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.3%
- Age
- 2.0 days
- Distance
- 360,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2953
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 | 28.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.5° / 129.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 40m / -12.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 207.82° / -2.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.78° / 3.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 155.03° / -1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 296.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.