The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 18, 1950
First Quarter
47.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 20°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:07 PM
11:49 PM
20°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.8%
- Age
- 6.5 days
- Distance
- 371,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 343
Events on this date
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Mercury and Saturn close together
They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.
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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 | 87.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.0° / 103.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 26m / -28.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 262.48° / -5.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.21° / 7.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 96.03° / 0.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.