The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 21, 2189
Waxing Gibbous
90.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:34 PM
3:53 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 90.8%
- Age
- 11.1 days
- Distance
- 383,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3299
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Sep 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 145.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 35.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 90.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -66.9° / 23.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 53m / -18.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 324.25° / -5.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.31° / 7.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 40.23° / 1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 242.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.