The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 20, 2155
Waning Crescent
31.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:59 AM
4:50 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.0%
- Age
- 23.6 days
- Distance
- 404,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2878
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,900 km.
Exact values
For Sep 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 292.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.8° / 263.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 30m / 26.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 110.01° / 4.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.54° / -5.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -110.45° / -0.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.