The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 20, 2048
Waxing Gibbous
97.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:27 PM
5:36 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.0%
- Age
- 12.4 days
- Distance
- 377,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1555
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 | 160.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 19.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -54.0° / 357.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 35m / -3.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 339.06° / 4.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.32° / -5.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 23.85° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.