The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 20, 2144
Last Quarter
46.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:11 AM
2:50 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.8%
- Age
- 22.7 days
- Distance
- 393,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 2742
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Sep 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 273.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.1° / 269.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 08m / 18.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 91.99° / -4.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.22° / 6.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -100.19° / -0.72° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 90.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.