The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 18, 1909
Waxing Crescent
14.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:52 AM
8:42 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.3%
- Age
- 4.1 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- -164
Events on this date
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Jupiter behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Sep 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 44.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.1° / 127.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 32m / -12.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 219.47° / 2.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.78° / -2.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 132.00° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.