The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 19, 2140
First Quarter
52.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
3:12 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.4%
- Age
- 8.4 days
- Distance
- 398,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2693
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 | 92.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -33.6° / 95.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 59m / -24.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 269.73° / -1.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.20° / 2.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 82.38° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.