The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 20, 2153
Waxing Crescent
7.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:00 AM
8:56 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.8%
- Age
- 2.3 days
- Distance
- 361,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2854
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 | 32.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.8° / 125.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 53m / -11.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 210.44° / 0.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.95° / 0.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 148.60° / 0.86° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.