The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 18, 2068
Last Quarter
47.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:54 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.6%
- Age
- 21.9 days
- Distance
- 386,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 1802
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Sep 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 272.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.4° / 271.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 58m / 20.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 89.45° / -2.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.98° / 4.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -84.98° / -1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.