The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 18, 2044
Waning Crescent
10.0% 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
3:47 AM
6:15 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.0%
- Age
- 26.6 days
- Distance
- 368,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1505
Events on this date
-
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 323.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 63.9° / 208.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 31m / 16.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 139.72° / 1.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.31° / -2.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -140.95° / -0.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.