The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 20, 1961
Waxing Gibbous
80.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:11 PM
2:33 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 80.1%
- Age
- 10.5 days
- Distance
- 364,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 479
Events on this date
-
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
-
Mercury and Mars close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 126.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 52.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 80.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -55.8° / 57.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 25m / -17.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 304.40° / 2.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.41° / -2.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 49.20° / 0.79° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.