The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 23, 2020
First Quarter
45.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:35 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.6%
- Age
- 6.2 days
- Distance
- 376,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1209
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Sep 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 84.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.8° / 99.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 42m / -23.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 265.89° / -0.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.61° / 0.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 101.94° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.