The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 18, 1961
Waxing Gibbous
59.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:24 PM
12:33 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 59.2%
- Age
- 8.5 days
- Distance
- 373,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 479
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 | 100.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 79.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 59.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -36.9° / 85.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 25m / -19.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 275.93° / 4.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.16° / -4.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 73.57° / 0.74° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.