The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 20, 2070
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:43 PM
7:34 AM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 15.9 days
- Distance
- 376,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1827
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Sep 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 184.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -42.5° / 325.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 07m / 2.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 2.41° / 1.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.93° / -1.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -8.75° / -0.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 54.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.