The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 19, 2007
First Quarter
49.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:16 PM
11:59 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.8%
- Age
- 8.1 days
- Distance
- 397,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1048
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Sep 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 89.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.9° / 101.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 42m / -28.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 265.96° / -4.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.89° / 6.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 84.60° / -0.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.