The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 20, 2056
Waxing Gibbous
90.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:18 PM
3:49 AM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 90.0%
- Age
- 10.9 days
- Distance
- 386,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1654
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 | 143.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 36.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -64.7° / 28.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 39m / -16.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 321.49° / -2.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.54° / 3.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 42.43° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.