The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 18, 2097
Waxing Gibbous
91.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:38 PM
3:58 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.4%
- Age
- 12.6 days
- Distance
- 396,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2161
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 146.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 34.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -67.5° / 22.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 46m / -18.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 322.58° / -4.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.48° / 6.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 30.38° / 1.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 242.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.