The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 18, 2006
Waning Crescent
12.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:20 AM
6:09 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.7%
- Age
- 25.9 days
- Distance
- 402,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1035
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 | 318.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 65.0° / 220.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 10m / 19.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 134.02° / 3.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.97° / -4.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -133.32° / -0.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.