The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 20, 2116
Waxing Gibbous
98.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:16 PM
5:46 AM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.2%
- Age
- 13.7 days
- Distance
- 405,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2396
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 | 165.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -59.2° / 342.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 03m / -9.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 343.09° / -3.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.58° / 5.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 14.41° / 0.80° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 233.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.