The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 19, 2102
First Quarter
46.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:48 PM
11:53 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.2%
- Age
- 7.1 days
- Distance
- 373,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2223
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
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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 | 85.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.5° / 102.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 24m / -26.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 261.82° / -3.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.55° / 4.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 90.00° / -1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.5° |
| 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.