The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 19, 1908
Waning Crescent
28.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:24 AM
3:45 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.7%
- Age
- 23.8 days
- Distance
- 402,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- -177
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 295.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 115.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.4° / 268.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 35m / 23.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 111.72° / 1.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.37° / -1.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -110.33° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.