The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 21, 2165
Waning Gibbous
97.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:41 PM
8:45 AM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.1%
- Age
- 16.0 days
- Distance
- 360,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 3002
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 | 199.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 19.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.8° / 310.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 13m / 4.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 18.35° / -3.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.91° / 4.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -15.56° / 0.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.