The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 18, 2083
First Quarter
48.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
3:04 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.7%
- Age
- 6.7 days
- Distance
- 370,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1988
Events on this date
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Mars behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Sep 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 88.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.2° / 100.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 35m / -26.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 264.36° / -3.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.16° / 4.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 93.80° / -1.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.