The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 20, 1971
Waxing Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:17 AM
7:42 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 1.1 days
- Distance
- 406,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 603
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 | 11.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.5° / 142.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 25m / -7.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 188.50° / -4.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.69° / 5.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 168.67° / -1.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 314.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.