The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 19, 2013
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:31 PM
7:26 AM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 14.2 days
- Distance
- 375,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1122
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Sep 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 182.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -42.9° / 328.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 53m / 2.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 359.45° / 3.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.75° / -3.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 2.65° / -1.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 13.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.