The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 19, 1951
Waning Gibbous
81.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:27 PM
11:47 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 81.6%
- Age
- 18.1 days
- Distance
- 393,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 355
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 230.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 50.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 81.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.2° / 300.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 51m / 21.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 46.66° / 4.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.22° / -5.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -45.56° / -0.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.