The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 20, 1949
Waning Crescent
5.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:43 AM
6:51 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.1%
- Age
- 27.5 days
- Distance
- 363,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 330
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 | 334.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 64.0° / 183.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 20m / 14.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 151.49° / 3.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.27° / -4.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -158.56° / 0.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 118.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.