The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 20, 1905
Waning Gibbous
62.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:44 PM
12:27 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 62.0%
- Age
- 21.2 days
- Distance
- 399,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -214
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 256.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 76.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 62.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.1° / 288.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 50m / 17.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 73.24° / -5.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.12° / 7.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -81.46° / 0.75° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.