The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 18, 2074
Waning Crescent
7.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:22 AM
6:34 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.1%
- Age
- 27.0 days
- Distance
- 381,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1876
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 329.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 64.0° / 194.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 53m / 14.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 145.38° / 2.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.81° / -2.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -155.00° / 1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.