The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 19, 2155
Waning Crescent
40.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:02 AM
4:09 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 40.1%
- Age
- 22.6 days
- Distance
- 403,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Auriga
- Lunation number
- 2878
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 281.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 40.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.2° / 273.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 37m / 28.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 98.13° / 5.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.69° / -6.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -98.24° / -0.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.