The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 20, 2118
Waxing Crescent
31.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:25 PM
10:25 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.1%
- Age
- 5.0 days
- Distance
- 367,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2421
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 | 67.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.9° / 113.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 08m / -26.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 245.04° / -5.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.62° / 7.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 115.09° / -0.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.