The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 18, 2099
Waxing Crescent
21.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:12 PM
9:44 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.6%
- Age
- 4.0 days
- Distance
- 368,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2186
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 | 55.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 124.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.2° / 117.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 10m / -22.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 231.25° / -4.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.18° / 6.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 131.10° / 0.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.