The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 18, 2048
Waxing Gibbous
85.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:25 PM
3:16 AM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.2%
- Age
- 10.4 days
- Distance
- 372,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1555
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 | 134.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 45.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -57.4° / 43.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 50m / -13.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 311.22° / 3.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.19° / -4.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 48.20° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.