The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 20, 2164
Waxing Crescent
16.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:16 AM
10:03 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.9%
- Age
- 4.1 days
- Distance
- 383,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2990
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 | 48.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.8° / 114.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 01m / -13.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 226.58° / 3.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.75° / -4.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 126.11° / -0.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.