The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 20, 1919
Waning Crescent
13.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:38 AM
5:26 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.1%
- Age
- 26.0 days
- Distance
- 383,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- -41
Events on this date
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Jupiter, Moon, and Neptune gathered
All within 5.3° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Mars, Moon, and Neptune gathered
All within 7.8° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 317.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.2° / 217.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 02m / 11.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 134.47° / -4.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.30° / 6.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -132.28° / -1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.