The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 20, 2088
Waxing Crescent
29.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:49 PM
10:59 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.9%
- Age
- 5.6 days
- Distance
- 400,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2050
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 | 66.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.7° / 106.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 14m / -17.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 244.78° / 3.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.86° / -3.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 116.92° / -0.78° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.