The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 20, 2099
Waxing Crescent
42.2% 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
2:36 PM
11:19 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.2%
- Age
- 6.0 days
- Distance
- 380,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2186
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 | 80.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.7° / 106.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 10m / -28.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 258.93° / -5.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.45° / 7.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 106.67° / -0.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.