The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 18, 2055
Waning Crescent
8.6% 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
4:05 AM
6:22 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.6%
- Age
- 26.9 days
- Distance
- 364,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1641
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 | 325.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 145.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 63.4° / 202.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 38m / 15.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 141.72° / 1.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.28° / -1.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -151.19° / 1.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.