The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 18, 1985
Waxing Crescent
20.0% 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
11:50 AM
9:55 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.0%
- Age
- 3.9 days
- Distance
- 364,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 776
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 53.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 126.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.1° / 115.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 04m / -18.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 228.76° / -0.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.55° / 1.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 129.51° / 1.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.