The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 16, 2018
First Quarter
47.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:23 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.2%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 398,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1184
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Sep 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 86.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.7° / 94.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 19m / -19.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 260.36° / 3.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.32° / -4.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 98.76° / 1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.