The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 19, 2051
Waxing Gibbous
99.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:01 PM
6:16 AM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.1%
- Age
- 14.5 days
- Distance
- 362,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1592
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Sep 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 169.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 11.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -51.7° / 343.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 04m / -2.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 346.10° / 3.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.65° / -3.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 7.21° / -0.74° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.