The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 21, 2179
Waning Gibbous
73.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:27 PM
12:37 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 73.8%
- Age
- 20.0 days
- Distance
- 400,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3175
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 | 241.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 61.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 73.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.7° / 291.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 53m / 20.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 60.45° / 0.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.91° / -0.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -66.76° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.5° |
| 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.