The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 19, 2040
Waxing Gibbous
98.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:27 PM
5:41 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.2%
- Age
- 13.0 days
- Distance
- 365,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1456
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 165.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -60.3° / 340.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 04m / -11.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 342.77° / -4.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.64° / 6.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 17.43° / 1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 228.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.