The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 16, 1919
Last Quarter
52.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:30 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.7%
- Age
- 22.0 days
- Distance
- 370,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -41
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 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 266.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.6° / 276.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 16m / 21.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 79.72° / -1.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.58° / 2.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -83.44° / -1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.