The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 18, 2002
Waxing Gibbous
92.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:44 PM
4:07 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.1%
- Age
- 11.5 days
- Distance
- 399,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 986
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 147.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -67.6° / 18.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 49m / -18.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 323.25° / -4.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.86° / 6.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 37.18° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 242.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.