The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 20, 1939
First Quarter
52.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:47 PM
12:02 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.4%
- Age
- 7.2 days
- Distance
- 394,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 207
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.
Exact values
For Sep 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 92.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.4° / 90.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 57m / -18.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 269.39° / 4.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.38° / -5.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 94.05° / -0.87° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.2° |
| 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.