The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 18, 1940
Waning Gibbous
96.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:38 PM
9:03 AM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.3%
- Age
- 16.5 days
- Distance
- 406,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 219
Events on this date
-
Neptune behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,200 km.
Exact values
For Sep 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 202.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.8° / 309.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 07m / 6.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 17.84° / -0.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.66° / 1.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -23.17° / -0.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.