The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 21, 2185
Waning Crescent
5.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:50 AM
6:39 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.2%
- Age
- 27.4 days
- Distance
- 378,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3249
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 | 333.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.4° / 185.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 22m / 11.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 152.88° / 1.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.76° / -1.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -148.97° / 1.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 113.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.