The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 21, 2178
Waxing Gibbous
76.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:45 PM
2:13 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 76.4%
- Age
- 9.7 days
- Distance
- 402,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3163
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 | 121.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 58.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 76.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -52.3° / 63.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 09m / -17.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 300.70° / 2.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.77° / -3.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 62.61° / -1.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.