The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 20, 1935
Waning Crescent
39.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:22 AM
3:51 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.4%
- Age
- 22.6 days
- Distance
- 393,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 157
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 282.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.5° / 268.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 40m / 24.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 99.19° / 0.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.77° / -0.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -94.98° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.