The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 20, 2174
Waning Crescent
24.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:44 AM
5:14 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.7%
- Age
- 24.3 days
- Distance
- 398,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3113
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 | 300.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 120.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.1° / 252.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 06m / 24.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 118.52° / 3.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.98° / -4.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -114.26° / -0.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.