The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 18, 2052
Waning Crescent
20.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:43 AM
4:56 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.1%
- Age
- 25.2 days
- Distance
- 376,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1604
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 | 306.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 126.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.7° / 235.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 18m / 14.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 123.40° / -4.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.37° / 6.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -122.27° / -0.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.