The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 19, 2097
Waxing Gibbous
96.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:04 PM
5:03 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.1%
- Age
- 13.6 days
- Distance
- 392,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2161
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Sep 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 157.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -63.9° / 355.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 35m / -13.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 335.14° / -4.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.24° / 6.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 18.21° / 0.99° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 236.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.