The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 19, 2052
Waning Crescent
12.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:46 AM
5:37 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.1%
- Age
- 26.2 days
- Distance
- 379,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1604
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
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Mercury and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 319.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.3° / 214.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 13m / 11.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 137.05° / -3.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.05° / 5.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -134.49° / -0.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.