The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 18, 2104
Waning Crescent
0.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:38 AM
6:57 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.6%
- Age
- 28.9 days
- Distance
- 402,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2247
Events on this date
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Neptune behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Sep 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 352.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 170.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.8° / 160.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 09m / -0.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 168.38° / -4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.77° / 7.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -169.07° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.