The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 18, 2059
Waxing Gibbous
86.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:17 PM
3:00 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 86.4%
- Age
- 11.7 days
- Distance
- 364,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1691
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 | 136.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 43.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 86.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -66.5° / 45.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 06m / -21.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 312.55° / -5.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.05° / 6.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 37.97° / 1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.