The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 20, 2160
Waning Gibbous
77.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:06 PM
12:15 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 77.3%
- Age
- 20.0 days
- Distance
- 387,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2940
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 | 237.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 56.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 77.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.1° / 295.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 30m / 20.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 55.33° / 1.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.84° / -1.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -62.97° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.