The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 20, 2130
Waning Gibbous
86.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:52 PM
10:39 AM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 86.9%
- Age
- 17.9 days
- Distance
- 363,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2569
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 | 222.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 42.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 86.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -14.0° / 295.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 36m / 10.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 39.79° / -4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.57° / 6.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -36.76° / 1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.