The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 19, 1966
Waxing Crescent
30.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:03 PM
10:37 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.1%
- Age
- 4.9 days
- Distance
- 376,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 541
Events on this date
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Saturn at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Sep 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 66.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -10.8° / 110.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 01m / -22.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 242.64° / -1.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.39° / 2.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 121.09° / 1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.