The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 21, 2164
Waxing Crescent
25.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:18 PM
10:47 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.6%
- Age
- 5.1 days
- Distance
- 380,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2990
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 | 60.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.3° / 107.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 55m / -15.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 239.91° / 4.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.57° / -5.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 113.89° / -0.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.