The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 20, 1918
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:22 PM
7:22 AM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 15.2 days
- Distance
- 357,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- -53
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Sep 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 181.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -42.4° / 331.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 47m / 3.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 358.65° / 4.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.50° / -5.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -2.76° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 352.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.