The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 20, 2138
Waning Gibbous
95.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:13 PM
9:17 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.8%
- Age
- 16.1 days
- Distance
- 365,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2668
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 | 203.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 23.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.7° / 314.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 11m / 12.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 20.97° / 4.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.33° / -5.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -18.17° / -0.91° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 58.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.