The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 21, 2019
Last Quarter
54.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:22 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.9%
- Age
- 22.2 days
- Distance
- 384,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1196
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Sep 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 264.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.1° / 277.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 30m / 21.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 82.96° / -1.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.80° / 2.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -91.57° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.