The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 18, 1946
Last Quarter
45.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:23 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.7%
- Age
- 22.8 days
- Distance
- 370,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 293
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Sep 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 275.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.4° / 274.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 01m / 24.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 90.18° / 1.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.18° / -1.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -93.02° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.