The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 18, 2056
Waxing Gibbous
74.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:55 PM
1:44 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 74.1%
- Age
- 8.9 days
- Distance
- 379,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1654
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 | 118.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 61.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 74.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -53.1° / 71.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 49m / -21.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 295.11° / -0.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.91° / 1.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 66.79° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.