The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 20, 1920
First Quarter
54.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:58 PM
12:13 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.5%
- Age
- 8.1 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- -28
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.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,200 km.
Exact values
For Sep 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 95.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.5° / 88.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 10m / -19.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 272.40° / 4.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.36° / -5.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 85.65° / -1.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.