The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 20, 2148
Waxing Crescent
45.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:13 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.1%
- Age
- 7.6 days
- Distance
- 392,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2792
Events on this date
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Mars and Saturn close together
They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 84.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.9° / 96.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 28m / -19.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 262.35° / 3.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.08° / -4.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 88.81° / 1.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.