The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 20, 2061
Waxing Crescent
39.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:15 PM
11:02 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.3%
- Age
- 6.8 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1716
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,400 km.
Exact values
For Sep 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 77.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.4° / 108.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 55m / -27.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 255.62° / -4.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.29° / 6.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 102.08° / 0.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.