The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 20, 2065
Waning Gibbous
69.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:29 PM
1:17 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 69.4%
- Age
- 20.0 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1765
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,900 km.
Exact values
For Sep 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 247.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 67.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 69.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.9° / 292.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 11m / 25.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 65.48° / 3.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.96° / -4.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -68.34° / -1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.