The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 20, 2131
Waning Crescent
0.8% 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
6:15 AM
7:38 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.8%
- Age
- 28.8 days
- Distance
- 396,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2581
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 | 350.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 169.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.8° / 152.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 24m / 8.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 168.24° / 4.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.78° / -5.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -166.45° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 139.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.