The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 20, 2107
Waxing Crescent
17.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:25 AM
10:01 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.6%
- Age
- 3.7 days
- Distance
- 376,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2285
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 | 49.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 130.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.3° / 114.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 59m / -14.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 226.59° / 2.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.91° / -2.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 137.54° / -0.62° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.