The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 20, 2165
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:02 PM
7:31 AM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 15.0 days
- Distance
- 357,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3002
Events on this date
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Penumbral lunar eclipse
The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly. It starts at 2:14 AM, is deepest at 2:59 AM and ends at 3:43 AM. Visible from Columbus from start to finish.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Sep 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 185.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -44.0° / 321.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 15m / -0.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 3.26° / -2.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.16° / 3.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -3.39° / 0.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.