The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 20, 2073
Waning Gibbous
84.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:03 PM
11:05 AM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 84.1%
- Age
- 18.6 days
- Distance
- 405,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1864
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 | 226.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 46.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 84.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.8° / 293.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 57m / 11.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 45.22° / -5.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.74° / 7.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -49.73° / 1.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.