The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 20, 1996
First Quarter
52.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:45 PM
12:02 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.3%
- Age
- 7.7 days
- Distance
- 372,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 912
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Sep 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 92.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.9° / 89.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 02m / -18.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 270.46° / 5.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.06° / -6.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 82.64° / -0.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.