The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 20, 1972
Waxing Gibbous
91.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:02 PM
4:19 AM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.9%
- Age
- 12.9 days
- Distance
- 377,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 615
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 | 146.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 33.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -59.7° / 20.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 45m / -10.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 324.77° / 2.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.21° / -2.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 26.80° / -1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.