The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 21, 2167
First Quarter
51.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:53 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.9%
- Age
- 8.2 days
- Distance
- 402,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3027
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Sep 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 92.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.0° / 92.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 03m / -20.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 270.60° / 2.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.11° / -3.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 85.00° / 1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.