The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 19, 1981
Waning Gibbous
63.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:38 PM
1:27 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 63.2%
- Age
- 21.1 days
- Distance
- 368,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 726
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 | 254.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 74.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 63.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.4° / 281.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 42m / 18.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 71.37° / -3.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.10° / 5.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -71.78° / 1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.