The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 19, 1974
Waxing Crescent
16.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:24 AM
9:31 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.2%
- Age
- 3.6 days
- Distance
- 378,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 640
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 | 47.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.1° / 120.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 41m / -18.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 223.61° / -2.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.06° / 3.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 139.76° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.