The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 19, 2091
First Quarter
46.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:16 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.3%
- Age
- 6.3 days
- Distance
- 373,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2087
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 | 85.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.5° / 94.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 29m / -18.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 262.62° / 4.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.81° / -5.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 100.24° / 0.66° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.