The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 20, 2127
Full Moon
100.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:42 PM
7:12 AM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 14.0 days
- Distance
- 392,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2532
Events on this date
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Total lunar eclipse
The Moon passes fully into Earth's shadow and turns a dim copper red. It starts at 8:59 AM, is deepest at 10:51 AM and ends at 12:43 PM. Totality lasts from 10:04 AM to 11:38 AM. Not visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Sep 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 180.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 0.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 100.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -46.6° / 327.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 52m / -1.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 357.81° / -0.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.27° / 0.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 4.22° / 0.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 151.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.