The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 25, 2171
Waning Crescent
19.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:24 AM
5:40 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.6%
- Age
- 25.4 days
- Distance
- 383,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3076
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 307.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 127.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 60.8° / 241.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 57m / 22.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 130.29° / 5.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.79° / -6.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -134.20° / 1.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.