The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 20, 2134
Waxing Crescent
8.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:01 AM
9:01 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.1%
- Age
- 2.4 days
- Distance
- 364,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2619
Events on this date
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Venus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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Mercury and Venus close together
They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 32.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 146.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.8° / 124.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 55m / -11.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 210.58° / 0.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.29° / -0.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 152.40° / 1.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.