The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 18, 2062
Full Moon
100.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:34 PM
7:01 AM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 15.3 days
- Distance
- 393,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1728
Events on this date
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Total lunar eclipse
The Moon passes fully into Earth's shadow and turns a dim copper red. It starts at 12:45 PM, is deepest at 2:32 PM and ends at 4:18 PM. Totality lasts from 2:01 PM to 3:02 PM. Not visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Sep 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 178.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 1.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -48.0° / 329.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 40m / -1.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 354.78° / 0.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.72° / 0.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -3.02° / -0.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 240.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.