The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 19, 1909
Waxing Crescent
21.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:53 AM
9:10 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.6%
- Age
- 5.1 days
- Distance
- 401,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- -164
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 55.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 124.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.2° / 122.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 18m / -16.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 231.38° / 1.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.02° / -1.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 119.78° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.