The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 20, 2182
Waning Crescent
40.7% 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
12:44 AM
3:18 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 40.7%
- Age
- 22.5 days
- Distance
- 400,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3212
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 | 280.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 100.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 40.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.4° / 263.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 37m / 17.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 98.88° / -5.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.59° / 7.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -95.61° / -0.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.