The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 20, 1953
Waxing Gibbous
90.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:01 PM
4:01 AM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 90.7%
- Age
- 12.3 days
- Distance
- 362,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 380
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 | 144.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 35.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 90.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -60.7° / 25.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 35m / -12.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 321.90° / 1.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.82° / -1.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 30.61° / -1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.