The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 19, 2072
First Quarter
54.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:58 PM
12:17 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.8%
- Age
- 7.3 days
- Distance
- 392,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1852
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Sep 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 95.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.4° / 88.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 12m / -18.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 272.96° / 4.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.05° / -5.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 91.83° / 0.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.