The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 18, 2109
Waning Crescent
38.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:55 AM
3:32 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.2%
- Age
- 23.3 days
- Distance
- 395,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2309
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 | 283.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.9° / 261.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 40m / 18.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 99.50° / -4.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.06° / 6.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -109.26° / 0.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.