The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 18, 2071
Waning Crescent
31.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:27 AM
4:01 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.9%
- Age
- 24.3 days
- Distance
- 367,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1839
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 291.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.3° / 254.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 12m / 17.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 107.29° / -4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.03° / 6.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -113.87° / -0.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.8° |
| 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.