The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 20, 2178
Waxing Gibbous
67.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:12 PM
1:14 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 67.8%
- Age
- 8.7 days
- Distance
- 399,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3163
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 | 110.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 69.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 67.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -46.1° / 78.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 20m / -20.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 288.71° / 1.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.12° / -1.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 74.80° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.5° |
| 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.