The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 20, 1924
Last Quarter
54.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:11 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.7%
- Age
- 21.3 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 21
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,300 km.
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Sep 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 264.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.8° / 275.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 27m / 18.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 82.14° / -4.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.78° / 6.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -84.76° / 0.94° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.9° |
| 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.