The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 20, 2026
Waxing Gibbous
66.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:34 PM
12:47 AM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 66.9%
- Age
- 9.5 days
- Distance
- 402,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1283
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 | 109.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 70.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 66.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -48.7° / 84.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 17m / -25.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 287.37° / -3.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.04° / 4.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 68.60° / -0.74° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.