The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 20, 1965
Waning Crescent
26.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:31 AM
5:10 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.2%
- Age
- 24.9 days
- Distance
- 366,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 528
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 | 298.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.6° / 255.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 55m / 24.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 116.02° / 3.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.28° / -4.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -121.24° / 1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.