The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 18, 2053
Waxing Crescent
38.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:30 PM
11:47 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.4%
- Age
- 6.3 days
- Distance
- 399,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1617
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 | 76.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -16.3° / 99.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 47m / -17.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 252.59° / 5.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.12° / -6.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 107.83° / 0.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.