The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 20, 2166
Waning Crescent
12.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:38 AM
5:51 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.3%
- Age
- 26.0 days
- Distance
- 394,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3014
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 | 319.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 60.6° / 216.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 17m / 15.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 136.89° / -0.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.99° / 1.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -132.92° / 0.97° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.