The Moon on this date

Moon on Monday, September 19, 1932

Waning Gibbous

80.1% illuminated · waning

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
NE
Highest
71°
Moonset
NW
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
80.1%
Age
18.8 days
Distance
405,300 km
Apparent size
29.5′
Constellation
Aries
Lunation number
120

Events on this date

  1. Jupiter and Neptune close together

    They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.

  2. Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,300 km.

Exact values

For Sep 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun233.03°
Phase angle53.05°
Illuminated fraction80.06%
Altitude / azimuth-0.1° / 299.2°
Right ascension / declination3h 03m / 22.12°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude49.52° / 4.68°
Libration in longitude / latitude-1.89° / -5.66°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude-53.94° / -0.30°
Position angle of the axis344.3°
Position angle of the bright limb70.3°
Apparent magnitude-11.2

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

Your location

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