The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 19, 1943
Waning Gibbous
66.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:26 PM
1:06 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 66.1%
- Age
- 19.8 days
- Distance
- 390,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 256
Events on this date
-
Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.
-
Mars, Moon, and Uranus gathered
All within 4.8° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 251.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 71.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 66.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.9° / 282.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 25m / 16.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 67.13° / -4.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.25° / 6.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -64.17° / 1.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.