The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 20, 2040
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:55 PM
6:56 AM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.0 days
- Distance
- 367,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1456
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Sep 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 179.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -50.1° / 324.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 57m / -5.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 357.34° / -4.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.89° / 6.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 5.27° / 1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 173.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.