The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 18, 2113
First Quarter
53.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
3:13 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.3%
- Age
- 8.5 days
- Distance
- 394,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2359
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Saturn at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Sep 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 93.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -33.9° / 94.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 57m / -23.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 269.29° / -0.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.88° / 0.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 79.76° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.