The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 20, 2183
Waxing Crescent
12.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:37 AM
9:40 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.4%
- Age
- 3.8 days
- Distance
- 402,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3225
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 | 40.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.4° / 117.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 30m / -10.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 218.66° / 3.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.74° / -4.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 134.51° / 0.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.