The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Last Quarter
49.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:54 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.1%
- Age
- 22.5 days
- Distance
- 391,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 1097
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 | 271.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.1° / 274.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 53m / 22.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 88.48° / -0.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.72° / 1.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -97.99° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.