The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 20, 2036
Waxing Crescent
0.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:46 AM
8:15 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.6%
- Age
- 0.6 days
- Distance
- 364,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1407
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 | 8.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 170.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.6° / 136.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 30m / 1.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 186.39° / 3.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.61° / -4.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 175.92° / 1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.