The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 19, 2069
Waxing Crescent
15.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:10 AM
9:41 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.4%
- Age
- 4.2 days
- Distance
- 405,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1815
Events on this date
-
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,600 km.
Exact values
For Sep 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 46.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.6° / 117.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 44m / -15.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 223.34° / 0.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.15° / -0.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 132.95° / -0.99° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.