The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 19, 1985
Waxing Crescent
30.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:07 PM
10:35 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.2%
- Age
- 4.9 days
- Distance
- 367,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 776
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 | 66.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -11.4° / 110.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 03m / -22.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 243.18° / -2.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.74° / 3.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 117.30° / 1.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.