The Moon on this date

Moon on Monday, September 20, 2032

Waning Gibbous

97.6% illuminated · waning

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
E
Highest
55°
Moonset
W
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
97.6%
Age
15.8 days
Distance
362,000 km
Apparent size
33.0′
Constellation
Pisces
Lunation number
1357

Events on this date

  1. Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.

Exact values

For Sep 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun197.80°
Phase angle17.80°
Illuminated fraction97.61%
Altitude / azimuth-31.8° / 315.4°
Right ascension / declination0h 57m / 7.54°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude16.04° / 1.33°
Libration in longitude / latitude3.75° / -1.27°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude-13.33° / -0.83°
Position angle of the axis335.8°
Position angle of the bright limb64.5°
Apparent magnitude-12.4

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

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