The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 20, 2117
Waning Crescent
34.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:30 AM
4:36 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 34.9%
- Age
- 24.0 days
- Distance
- 381,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2408
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 | 287.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 107.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 34.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.4° / 268.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 10m / 27.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 105.49° / 5.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.88° / -6.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -115.03° / 0.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.