The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 7, 1920
Waning Crescent
29.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:34 AM
4:20 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.2%
- Age
- 24.5 days
- Distance
- 367,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- -29
Events on this date
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Saturn behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Sep 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 294.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.5° / 253.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 40m / 18.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 99.52° / -4.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.35° / 6.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -115.45° / -1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.