The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 20, 2171
Waning Gibbous
66.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:48 PM
1:29 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 66.6%
- Age
- 20.4 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3076
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 | 250.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 70.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 66.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.1° / 288.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 25m / 23.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 68.35° / 2.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.42° / -2.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -73.17° / 1.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.