The Moon on this date

Moon on Tuesday, September 18, 2114

Waning Gibbous

82.9% illuminated · waning

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
E
Highest
62°
Moonset
W
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
82.9%
Age
19.2 days
Distance
368,000 km
Apparent size
32.5′
Constellation
Aries
Lunation number
2371

Events on this date

  1. Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 368,000 km.

Exact values

For Sep 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun228.94°
Phase angle48.86°
Illuminated fraction82.90%
Altitude / azimuth-7.0° / 295.1°
Right ascension / declination2h 50m / 14.41°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude44.41° / -1.82°
Libration in longitude / latitude-1.58° / 2.87°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude-49.60° / 1.45°
Position angle of the axis344.1°
Position angle of the bright limb74.8°
Apparent magnitude-11.5

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

Your location

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