The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 20, 2004
Waxing Crescent
38.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:09 PM
11:10 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.8%
- Age
- 6.1 days
- Distance
- 370,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1011
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 | 76.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.4° / 107.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 53m / -26.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 254.92° / -3.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.97° / 4.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 101.29° / 0.91° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.