The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 20, 1984
Waning Crescent
26.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:28 AM
5:10 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.6%
- Age
- 24.9 days
- Distance
- 373,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 763
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 | 298.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.6° / 256.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 56m / 25.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 116.03° / 4.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.48° / -5.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -125.05° / 1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.