The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 21, 2183
Waxing Crescent
19.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:34 AM
10:16 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.4%
- Age
- 4.8 days
- Distance
- 399,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3225
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 | 52.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 127.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.8° / 111.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 18m / -13.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 230.75° / 4.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.79° / -5.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 122.29° / 0.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.