The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 20, 2114
Waning Gibbous
62.6% 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
11:19 PM
1:48 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 62.6%
- Age
- 21.2 days
- Distance
- 369,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2371
Events on this date
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Mars at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Sep 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 255.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 75.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 62.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.4° / 285.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 46m / 23.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 72.94° / 0.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.58° / -0.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -73.96° / 1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.