The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 21, 2018
Waxing Gibbous
89.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:05 PM
3:45 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.0%
- Age
- 11.9 days
- Distance
- 403,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1184
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 141.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 38.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 88.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -63.1° / 32.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 31m / -16.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 319.80° / -1.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.90° / 2.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 37.81° / 1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.