The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 20, 1954
Waning Crescent
37.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:37 AM
3:58 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 37.0%
- Age
- 23.2 days
- Distance
- 379,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 392
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 | 285.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 105.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 37.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.0° / 265.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 53m / 22.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 102.31° / -0.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.66° / 0.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -98.79° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.