The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 19, 2121
First Quarter
46.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:48 PM
11:59 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.9%
- Age
- 7.7 days
- Distance
- 386,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2458
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 | 86.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.9° / 100.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 29m / -25.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 263.06° / -2.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.56° / 3.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 86.19° / -1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.9° |
| 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.