The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 19, 2188
Waning Crescent
2.7% 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
5:22 AM
7:18 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.7%
- Age
- 28.0 days
- Distance
- 362,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3286
Events on this date
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Venus and Mars close together
They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 341.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.7° / 166.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 51m / 12.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 159.18° / 5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.78° / -6.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -165.65° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 126.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.