The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 21, 2166
Waning Crescent
6.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:36 AM
6:26 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.5%
- Age
- 27.0 days
- Distance
- 397,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3014
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 | 330.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.54% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.4° / 192.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 06m / 12.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 149.26° / 0.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.31° / -0.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -145.14° / 0.99° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.