The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 19, 2042
Waxing Crescent
23.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:22 PM
9:55 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.3%
- Age
- 5.3 days
- Distance
- 403,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1481
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 57.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.8° / 115.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 25m / -21.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 234.38° / -3.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.54° / 4.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 118.10° / 0.61° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.