The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 19, 2023
Waxing Crescent
19.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:47 AM
9:42 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.2%
- Age
- 4.6 days
- Distance
- 391,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1246
Events on this date
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Neptune at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Sep 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 51.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 128.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.6° / 117.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 01m / -19.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 228.23° / -2.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.46° / 3.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 121.90° / 0.80° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.