The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 18, 2093
Waning Crescent
4.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:58 AM
6:55 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.4%
- Age
- 27.5 days
- Distance
- 399,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2111
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 335.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 155.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 63.2° / 179.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 22m / 13.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 152.47° / 3.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.84° / -3.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -158.82° / 1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 117.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.