The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 20, 2046
Waning Gibbous
75.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:56 PM
12:35 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 75.7%
- Age
- 19.9 days
- Distance
- 399,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1530
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 | 239.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 59.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 75.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.1° / 296.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 34m / 24.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 56.98° / 4.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.31° / -5.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -64.55° / -1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.