The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 20, 1975
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:23 PM
7:26 AM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.9 days
- Distance
- 406,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 652
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,400 km.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Sep 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 181.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -42.7° / 330.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 50m / 3.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 358.96° / 4.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.49° / -4.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -1.96° / -1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 357.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.