The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 18, 2073
Waning Gibbous
95.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:02 PM
9:12 AM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.2%
- Age
- 16.6 days
- Distance
- 406,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1864
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,100 km.
Exact values
For Sep 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 205.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 25.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.1° / 304.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 26m / 4.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 21.50° / -4.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.06° / 6.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -25.38° / 0.97° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.