The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 14, 2018
Waxing Crescent
27.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:25 PM
11:00 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.9%
- Age
- 4.9 days
- Distance
- 388,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1184
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 63.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.7° / 105.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 37m / -14.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 235.33° / 4.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.77° / -5.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 123.19° / 1.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.