The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 19, 2076
Last Quarter
53.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:35 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.9%
- Age
- 21.1 days
- Distance
- 393,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1901
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Sep 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 265.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.1° / 279.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 31m / 23.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 83.28° / 0.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.27° / 0.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -78.55° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.