The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 20, 2140
Waxing Gibbous
62.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:55 PM
12:32 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 62.1%
- Age
- 9.4 days
- Distance
- 394,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2693
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 | 103.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 76.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 62.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -42.2° / 86.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 52m / -23.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 281.96° / -0.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.28° / 0.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 70.18° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.