The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 20, 2147
Waning Crescent
16.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:08 AM
5:26 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.2%
- Age
- 25.3 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2779
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 | 312.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.7° / 228.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 48m / 16.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 130.15° / -1.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.39° / 2.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -129.11° / 0.78° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.