The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 22, 2019
Waning Crescent
44.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:08 AM
3:22 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 44.2%
- Age
- 23.2 days
- Distance
- 378,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1196
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 276.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 96.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 44.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.0° / 270.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 27m / 22.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 96.22° / -0.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.65° / 1.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -103.77° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.