The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 18, 2098
Last Quarter
47.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:34 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.1%
- Age
- 23.0 days
- Distance
- 374,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2173
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Sep 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 273.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.2° / 279.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 59m / 28.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 89.77° / 5.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.46° / -6.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -99.03° / 0.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.