The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 18, 2022
Waning Crescent
43.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:49 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 43.0%
- Age
- 22.3 days
- Distance
- 404,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1233
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 | 278.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.7° / 274.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 18m / 27.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 93.96° / 3.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.41° / -4.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -96.00° / 1.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.