The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 21, 2177
Waning Crescent
0.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:32 AM
6:52 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.7%
- Age
- 28.7 days
- Distance
- 368,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3150
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 | 351.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 170.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.7° / 162.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 18m / -0.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 170.56° / -4.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.10° / 6.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -167.63° / -1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.