The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 19, 2048
Waxing Gibbous
92.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:57 PM
4:27 AM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.2%
- Age
- 11.4 days
- Distance
- 374,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1555
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 | 147.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -57.9° / 19.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 44m / -8.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 325.21° / 4.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.82° / -5.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 36.02° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.