The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 20, 1982
Waxing Crescent
11.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:27 AM
9:37 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.5%
- Age
- 3.2 days
- Distance
- 389,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 739
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 39.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.52% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.1° / 117.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 24m / -9.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 216.73° / 4.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.52° / -5.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 146.18° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.