The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 20, 2003
Waning Crescent
32.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:54 AM
4:44 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 32.2%
- Age
- 23.9 days
- Distance
- 393,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 998
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 | 291.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 110.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 32.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 49.4° / 264.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 22m / 26.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 108.36° / 4.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.23° / -5.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -116.62° / 1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.