The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 18, 2060
Waning Crescent
32.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:43 AM
4:46 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 32.8%
- Age
- 23.6 days
- Distance
- 382,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1703
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 | 290.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 110.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 32.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 49.4° / 266.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 16m / 27.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 106.88° / 5.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.09° / -6.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -103.61° / 0.83° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.