The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 18, 2065
Waning Gibbous
85.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:12 PM
11:18 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.1%
- Age
- 18.0 days
- Distance
- 403,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1765
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 | 225.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 45.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.8° / 302.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 31m / 19.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 41.71° / 4.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.59° / -5.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -43.97° / -1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.