The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 20, 2069
Waxing Crescent
22.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:05 PM
10:20 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.7%
- Age
- 5.2 days
- Distance
- 405,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1815
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 | 56.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.1° / 112.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 33m / -17.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 235.11° / 1.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.58° / -1.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 120.73° / -0.97° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.