The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 19, 2171
Waning Gibbous
75.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:13 PM
12:28 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 75.2%
- Age
- 19.4 days
- Distance
- 404,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3076
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,000 km.
Exact values
For Sep 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 239.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 59.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 75.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.0° / 293.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 36m / 20.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 56.55° / 1.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.04° / -1.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -60.98° / 1.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.