The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 19, 2103
Waning Gibbous
84.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:21 PM
11:20 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 84.6%
- Age
- 18.0 days
- Distance
- 368,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2235
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 5.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 226.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 46.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 84.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.5° / 301.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 34m / 19.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 42.35° / 4.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.96° / -5.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -39.37° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.