The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 19, 1918
Waxing Gibbous
98.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:48 PM
6:07 AM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.6%
- Age
- 14.2 days
- Distance
- 359,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- -53
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 | 167.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -51.6° / 347.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 51m / -1.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 343.45° / 5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.36° / -5.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 9.40° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.