The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 19, 1973
Last Quarter
50.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:56 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.2%
- Age
- 22.5 days
- Distance
- 370,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 627
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Sep 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 269.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.8° / 277.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 45m / 24.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 86.47° / 0.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.35° / -0.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -90.40° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.