The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 20, 2173
Waxing Gibbous
98.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:14 PM
5:55 AM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.7%
- Age
- 13.3 days
- Distance
- 362,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3101
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 167.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -56.6° / 341.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 08m / -7.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 345.17° / -1.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.00° / 2.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 15.20° / 0.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 237.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.