The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 20, 2098
Waning Crescent
25.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:32 AM
5:20 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.3%
- Age
- 25.0 days
- Distance
- 366,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2173
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 | 299.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.4° / 255.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 06m / 25.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 118.15° / 5.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.05° / -6.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -123.45° / 0.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.