The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 16, 2020
Waning Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:58 AM
7:40 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 28.6 days
- Distance
- 362,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1208
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 348.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.4° / 154.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 05m / 11.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 163.14° / 4.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.30° / -6.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -172.50° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 135.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.