The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 19, 2003
Waning Crescent
41.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:02 AM
3:54 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 41.7%
- Age
- 22.9 days
- Distance
- 398,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 998
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 279.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 99.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 41.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.7° / 273.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 27m / 26.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 96.01° / 3.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.53° / -4.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -104.41° / 1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.