The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 19, 2177
Waning Crescent
9.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:05 AM
5:54 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.4%
- Age
- 26.7 days
- Distance
- 365,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3150
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 365,600 km.
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Uranus at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Sep 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 324.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.0° / 205.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 32m / 11.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 141.58° / -2.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.04° / 4.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -143.17° / -1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.