The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 19, 2126
Waxing Crescent
10.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:20 AM
9:25 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.2%
- Age
- 2.6 days
- Distance
- 361,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2520
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
27° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Sep 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 37.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.9° / 120.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 09m / -11.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 213.75° / 1.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.06° / -1.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 145.96° / -0.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.