The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 18, 2115
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:23 AM
8:07 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 371,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2384
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
-
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 4.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.5° / 139.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 04m / 3.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 179.54° / 3.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.61° / -4.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -179.33° / 1.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.