The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 20, 2071
Waning Crescent
12.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:39 AM
5:36 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.7%
- Age
- 26.3 days
- Distance
- 364,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1839
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 318.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.4° / 216.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 11m / 12.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 136.35° / -3.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.13° / 5.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -138.31° / 0.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.