The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 20, 2139
Waning Crescent
5.9% 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
4:48 AM
6:16 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.9%
- Age
- 27.1 days
- Distance
- 402,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2680
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 | 331.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.9° / 190.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 03m / 9.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 149.36° / -2.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.17° / 3.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -147.77° / -1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.