The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 20, 2163
Last Quarter
48.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:03 AM
2:40 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.8%
- Age
- 21.9 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2977
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,300 km.
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Sep 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 271.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.1° / 270.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 56m / 18.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 89.10° / -4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.13° / 6.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -91.79° / -0.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.