The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 18, 2036
Waning Crescent
2.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:20 AM
7:02 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.9%
- Age
- 27.9 days
- Distance
- 360,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1406
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 360,800 km.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 340.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 60.0° / 172.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 36m / 10.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 156.70° / 1.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.92° / -1.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -159.62° / 1.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 115.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.