The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 19, 1972
Waxing Gibbous
85.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:33 PM
3:11 AM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.1%
- Age
- 11.9 days
- Distance
- 383,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 615
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Sep 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 134.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 45.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -59.4° / 45.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 53m / -15.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 311.35° / 1.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.25° / -1.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 38.97° / -1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.