The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 21, 2163
Waning Crescent
39.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:51 AM
3:24 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.4%
- Age
- 22.9 days
- Distance
- 403,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2977
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 | 282.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.6° / 262.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 46m / 17.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 101.01° / -5.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.26° / 7.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -104.00° / -0.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.