The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 21, 2186
Waxing Gibbous
60.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:40 PM
12:34 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 60.3%
- Age
- 8.4 days
- Distance
- 403,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3262
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 | 101.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 78.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 60.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -39.6° / 86.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 46m / -21.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 280.65° / 1.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.62° / -1.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 81.20° / 1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.