The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 20, 2086
Waxing Gibbous
91.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:51 PM
4:20 AM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.5%
- Age
- 12.6 days
- Distance
- 364,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2025
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 | 146.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 33.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -57.3° / 21.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 41m / -8.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 324.53° / 4.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.23° / -5.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 28.41° / -1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.