The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 20, 2177
Waning Crescent
3.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:19 AM
6:24 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.8%
- Age
- 27.7 days
- Distance
- 366,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Sextans
- Lunation number
- 3150
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 | 337.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.3° / 180.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 26m / 5.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 156.11° / -3.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.61° / 5.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -155.40° / -1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.