The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 20, 2158
Waning Crescent
4.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:14 AM
6:24 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.1%
- Age
- 27.6 days
- Distance
- 386,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2915
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 336.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.4° / 182.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 21m / 6.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 154.64° / -3.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.31° / 4.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -151.59° / -1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.