The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 18, 2105
Waxing Gibbous
70.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:15 PM
1:35 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 70.3%
- Age
- 10.2 days
- Distance
- 396,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2260
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 | 113.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 66.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 70.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -46.8° / 73.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 22m / -18.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 289.51° / 3.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.50° / -4.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 61.16° / -1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.