The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 20, 2079
Waning Crescent
23.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:45 AM
5:28 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.5%
- Age
- 25.0 days
- Distance
- 371,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1938
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 | 302.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.48% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.1° / 252.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 14m / 25.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 120.18° / 5.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.22° / -6.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -119.64° / 0.62° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.