The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 20, 2059
Waxing Gibbous
98.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:24 PM
5:38 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.1%
- Age
- 13.7 days
- Distance
- 357,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1691
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 | 164.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -60.3° / 341.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 03m / -11.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 342.61° / -4.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.70° / 6.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 13.63° / 1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 229.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.