The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 18, 2026
First Quarter
48.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:05 PM
11:51 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.3%
- Age
- 7.5 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1283
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.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,200 km.
Exact values
For Sep 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 87.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.2° / 102.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 31m / -28.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 263.62° / -4.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.75° / 6.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 92.99° / -0.70° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.7° |
| 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.