The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 18, 1980
Waxing Gibbous
61.2% 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
3:36 PM
12:44 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 61.2%
- Age
- 9.2 days
- Distance
- 386,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 714
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 | 102.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 77.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 61.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -39.1° / 83.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 37m / -19.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 278.68° / 3.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.64° / -3.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 69.77° / 0.91° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.