The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 20, 1901
First Quarter
46.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:21 PM
11:18 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.7%
- Age
- 7.8 days
- Distance
- 399,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- -263
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Sep 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 86.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -14.3° / 104.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 30m / -20.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 263.05° / 3.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.23° / -3.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 88.94° / -1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.