The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 19, 2030
Last Quarter
51.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:39 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.7%
- Age
- 21.7 days
- Distance
- 403,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1332
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
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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 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 268.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.4° / 276.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 38m / 22.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 84.98° / -1.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.24° / 2.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -89.57° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.