The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 20, 2031
Waxing Crescent
15.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:18 AM
9:39 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.8%
- Age
- 3.9 days
- Distance
- 380,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1345
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 | 46.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.2° / 118.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 47m / -16.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 224.30° / -0.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.89° / 1.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 128.35° / -1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.0° |
| 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.