The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 18, 2025
Waning Crescent
10.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:46 AM
6:17 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.1%
- Age
- 26.4 days
- Distance
- 386,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1270
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 | 323.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 64.7° / 209.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 29m / 17.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 139.04° / 2.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.85° / -2.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -137.13° / -0.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.