The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 20, 2136
Waning Crescent
29.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:07 AM
4:58 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.6%
- Age
- 24.1 days
- Distance
- 396,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2643
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 | 294.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.3° / 261.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 40m / 26.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 112.34° / 4.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.09° / -6.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -118.84° / 0.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.