The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 18, 1941
Waning Crescent
8.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:20 AM
6:06 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.2%
- Age
- 26.9 days
- Distance
- 378,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 231
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 | 326.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 146.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.6° / 200.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 35m / 11.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 142.31° / -2.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.77° / 3.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -152.78° / 0.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.