The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 20, 2034
First Quarter
49.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:28 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.1%
- Age
- 8.0 days
- Distance
- 401,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1382
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 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 88.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.8° / 92.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 46m / -18.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 266.55° / 5.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.16° / -6.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 87.24° / 0.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.1° |
| 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.