The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 20, 2068
Waning Crescent
28.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:51 AM
4:18 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.1%
- Age
- 23.9 days
- Distance
- 395,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1802
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 | 296.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.7° / 249.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 43m / 16.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 114.75° / -4.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.22° / 6.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -109.39° / -1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.