The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 20, 2087
Waning Crescent
36.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:01 AM
3:43 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.1%
- Age
- 23.5 days
- Distance
- 376,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2037
Events on this date
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Mercury and Mars close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 286.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 106.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.1° / 259.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 00m / 18.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 104.32° / -4.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.62° / 6.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -100.98° / -1.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.