The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 19, 2009
Waxing Crescent
1.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:18 AM
7:43 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.2%
- Age
- 0.9 days
- Distance
- 371,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1073
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 | 11.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.8° / 142.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 24m / -7.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 188.65° / -4.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.71° / 6.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 173.28° / -1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 316.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.