The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 18, 2034
Waxing Crescent
30.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:45 PM
11:10 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.5%
- Age
- 6.0 days
- Distance
- 404,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1382
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,000 km.
Exact values
For Sep 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 66.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.2° / 104.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 07m / -15.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 242.70° / 4.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.59° / -5.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 111.65° / 0.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.