The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 18, 2107
Waxing Crescent
4.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:09 AM
8:39 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.1%
- Age
- 1.7 days
- Distance
- 365,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2285
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 23.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.5° / 129.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 07m / -7.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 198.36° / -0.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.00° / 0.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 161.99° / -0.66° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.