The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 19, 2139
Waning Crescent
11.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:46 AM
5:52 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.3%
- Age
- 26.1 days
- Distance
- 400,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2680
Events on this date
-
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.
-
Venus and Uranus close together
They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 320.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 60.6° / 213.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 18m / 14.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 137.30° / -1.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.16° / 1.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -135.55° / -1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.