The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 19, 1956
Full Moon
99.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:03 PM
6:48 AM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.6%
- Age
- 14.9 days
- Distance
- 396,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 417
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Sep 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 174.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 7.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -47.4° / 338.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 20m / 0.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 351.24° / 4.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.96° / -5.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 1.82° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.