The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 21, 2188
Waxing Crescent
0.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:55 AM
8:19 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.9%
- Age
- 0.7 days
- Distance
- 358,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3287
Events on this date
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Neptune at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,200 km.
Exact values
For Sep 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 9.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 169.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.1° / 135.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 42m / 0.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 189.41° / 4.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.55° / -5.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 169.89° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.