The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 19, 2115
Waxing Crescent
2.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:34 AM
8:32 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.3%
- Age
- 1.3 days
- Distance
- 375,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2384
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.
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Moon, Neptune, and Venus gathered
All within 5.4° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 17.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.8° / 131.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 54m / -2.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 193.51° / 2.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.53° / -3.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 168.44° / 1.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.