The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 21, 2174
Waning Crescent
16.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:48 AM
5:44 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.8%
- Age
- 25.3 days
- Distance
- 402,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3113
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 | 311.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.5° / 233.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 56m / 20.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 130.61° / 3.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.04° / -3.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -126.48° / -0.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.