The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 21, 2020
Waxing Crescent
24.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:15 PM
10:27 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.2%
- Age
- 4.2 days
- Distance
- 366,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1209
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 58.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.9° / 110.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 45m / -17.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 237.89° / 2.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.17° / -2.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 126.36° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.