The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 18, 2031
Waxing Crescent
3.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:10 AM
8:22 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.8%
- Age
- 1.9 days
- Distance
- 386,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1345
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 | 22.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.8° / 133.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 02m / -9.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 197.89° / -2.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.02° / 4.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 152.80° / -1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 300.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.