The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 20, 1933
Waxing Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:14 AM
7:47 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 0.9 days
- Distance
- 377,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 133
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 4.0° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 11.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.9° / 141.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 26m / -6.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 188.59° / -3.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.99° / 4.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 164.07° / -0.74° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 310.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.