The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 18, 1932
Waning Gibbous
87.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:05 PM
10:58 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 87.0%
- Age
- 17.8 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 120
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 222.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 42.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 87.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -10.2° / 303.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 16m / 17.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 37.66° / 4.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.56° / -4.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -41.76° / -0.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.