The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 19, 2061
Waxing Crescent
30.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:14 PM
10:21 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.2%
- Age
- 5.8 days
- Distance
- 403,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1716
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 66.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.4° / 112.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 03m / -25.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 243.75° / -4.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.63° / 5.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 114.29° / 0.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.