The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 18, 2049
Last Quarter
53.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:30 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.0%
- Age
- 21.2 days
- Distance
- 398,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1567
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Sep 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 266.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.8° / 276.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 30m / 21.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 82.91° / -1.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.64° / 2.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -81.16° / -1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.