The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 18, 2101
Waning Crescent
21.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:09 AM
5:17 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.9%
- Age
- 24.8 days
- Distance
- 397,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2210
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 | 304.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 124.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.0° / 245.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 10m / 21.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 119.99° / 1.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.92° / -1.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -127.92° / -0.94° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.