The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 19, 1947
Waxing Crescent
25.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:31 PM
10:23 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.9%
- Age
- 4.9 days
- Distance
- 391,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 306
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 61.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.5° / 111.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 38m / -19.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 236.96° / -0.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.92° / 0.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 124.90° / 1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.