The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 19, 2057
Waning Gibbous
61.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:31 PM
1:48 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 61.3%
- Age
- 20.5 days
- Distance
- 402,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1666
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 257.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 76.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 61.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.0° / 282.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 53m / 21.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 74.36° / -1.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.55° / 2.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -74.75° / 1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.