The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 19, 1916
Last Quarter
45.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:38 PM
2:24 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.6%
- Age
- 22.0 days
- Distance
- 402,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- -78
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Sep 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 275.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.8° / 283.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 07m / 25.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 91.61° / 2.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.74° / -2.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -91.69° / -1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 90.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.