The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 20, 2168
Waning Gibbous
88.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:40 PM
10:30 AM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 88.2%
- Age
- 18.7 days
- Distance
- 379,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 3039
Events on this date
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Venus and Mars close together
They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 220.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 40.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 88.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -15.5° / 297.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 30m / 10.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 38.44° / -4.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.11° / 6.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -44.38° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.