The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 20, 2020
Waxing Crescent
14.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:00 AM
9:49 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.9%
- Age
- 3.2 days
- Distance
- 362,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1209
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 | 45.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.3° / 116.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 47m / -12.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 223.31° / 3.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.79° / -3.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 138.58° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.