The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 18, 2102
Waxing Crescent
35.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:45 PM
10:53 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 35.3%
- Age
- 6.1 days
- Distance
- 377,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2223
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 | 72.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 107.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 35.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.5° / 109.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 22m / -25.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 248.09° / -4.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.04° / 5.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 102.20° / -1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.