The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 19, 1976
Waning Crescent
21.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:33 AM
4:45 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.7%
- Age
- 25.2 days
- Distance
- 381,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 664
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 | 304.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 124.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.1° / 238.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 11m / 14.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 121.57° / -5.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.17° / 7.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -131.47° / -0.96° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.