The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 20, 1970
Waning Gibbous
67.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:32 PM
1:33 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 67.7%
- Age
- 19.7 days
- Distance
- 383,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 590
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 | 249.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 69.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 67.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.2° / 292.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 15m / 26.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 66.64° / 5.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.90° / -6.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -61.54° / -0.71° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.