The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 20, 2172
Waxing Crescent
7.4% 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
9:57 AM
8:49 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.4%
- Age
- 2.5 days
- Distance
- 374,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3089
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 31.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.4° / 126.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 50m / -11.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 209.80° / -0.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.95° / 1.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 144.79° / 0.70° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.