The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 19, 1926
Waxing Gibbous
92.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:43 PM
4:13 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.8%
- Age
- 12.4 days
- Distance
- 359,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 46
Events on this date
-
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.
-
Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Sep 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 148.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -66.0° / 15.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 53m / -16.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 324.91° / -3.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.11° / 4.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 27.99° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 244.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.