The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 18, 2066
Waning Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:19 AM
6:49 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 28.6 days
- Distance
- 389,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1777
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 | 349.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.0° / 164.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 58m / 1.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 165.10° / -4.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.38° / 6.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -173.67° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.