The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 19, 1979
Waning Crescent
2.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:32 AM
6:53 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.7%
- Age
- 28.0 days
- Distance
- 406,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 701
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,300 km.
Exact values
For Sep 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 341.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.1° / 172.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 36m / 8.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 157.24° / -0.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.89° / 0.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -160.42° / 0.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.