The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 13, 2020
Waning Crescent
18.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:25 AM
5:45 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.7%
- Age
- 25.6 days
- Distance
- 377,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1208
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 308.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 128.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.1° / 241.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 12m / 22.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 120.26° / 2.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.31° / -3.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -135.82° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.