The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 20, 2000
Last Quarter
54.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:21 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.6%
- Age
- 22.2 days
- Distance
- 372,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 961
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Sep 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 264.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.9° / 277.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 29m / 20.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 82.85° / -2.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.73° / 3.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -87.78° / 1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.