The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 19, 2001
Waxing Crescent
7.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:43 AM
9:16 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.4%
- Age
- 2.2 days
- Distance
- 366,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 974
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 | 31.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.5° / 121.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 50m / -6.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 207.91° / 4.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.69° / -5.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 154.61° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.