The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 20, 2105
Waxing Gibbous
86.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:25 PM
3:36 AM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 86.7%
- Age
- 12.2 days
- Distance
- 386,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2260
Events on this date
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Neptune behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Sep 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 137.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 42.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 86.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -56.7° / 38.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 04m / -11.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 314.91° / 4.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.73° / -5.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 36.79° / -1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.