The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 18, 1912
First Quarter
53.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:36 PM
11:16 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.8%
- Age
- 7.5 days
- Distance
- 399,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- -127
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Sep 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 94.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.7° / 107.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 58m / -28.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 269.64° / -5.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.95° / 7.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 90.90° / 0.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.