The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 21, 2172
Waxing Crescent
14.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:10 AM
9:19 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.3%
- Age
- 3.5 days
- Distance
- 372,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3089
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 44.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.3° / 121.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 43m / -17.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 223.69° / -1.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.21° / 2.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 132.56° / 0.67° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.