The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 20, 2080
First Quarter
47.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:05 PM
11:44 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.4%
- Age
- 7.0 days
- Distance
- 398,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1951
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Sep 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 86.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.9° / 103.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 39m / -28.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 265.44° / -5.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.89° / 7.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 98.26° / 0.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.