The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 20, 2103
Waning Gibbous
75.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:07 PM
12:31 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 75.6%
- Age
- 19.0 days
- Distance
- 374,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2235
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 | 239.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 59.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 75.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.5° / 295.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 33m / 22.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 56.39° / 3.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.83° / -4.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -51.55° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.