The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 19, 2153
Waxing Crescent
2.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:43 AM
8:28 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.6%
- Age
- 1.3 days
- Distance
- 361,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2854
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 360,900 km.
Exact values
For Sep 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 18.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.8° / 131.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 59m / -4.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 195.56° / 1.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.18° / -1.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 160.83° / 0.88° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.