The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 9, 2020
Waning Gibbous
57.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:52 PM
2:04 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 57.2%
- Age
- 21.6 days
- Distance
- 399,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1208
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 261.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 81.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 57.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.9° / 279.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 31m / 20.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 69.29° / -1.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.96° / 2.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -86.97° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.4° |
| 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.