The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 20, 2179
Waning Gibbous
81.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:45 PM
11:41 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 81.7%
- Age
- 19.0 days
- Distance
- 403,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3175
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 | 230.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 50.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 81.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.2° / 297.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 02m / 18.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 48.50° / 1.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.65° / -1.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -54.57° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.