The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 18, 2014
Waning Crescent
26.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:06 AM
4:26 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.1%
- Age
- 24.1 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1134
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 | 298.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.0° / 246.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 42m / 16.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 114.46° / -5.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.64° / 7.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -114.66° / -0.63° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.