The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 18, 2003
Last Quarter
51.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:59 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.4%
- Age
- 21.9 days
- Distance
- 401,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 998
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Sep 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 268.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.7° / 279.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 33m / 26.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 83.93° / 2.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.52° / -3.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -92.21° / 1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.9° |
| 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.