The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 18, 2117
Waning Gibbous
55.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:32 PM
2:47 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.4%
- Age
- 22.0 days
- Distance
- 393,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2408
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 | 263.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 83.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 55.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.8° / 284.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 13m / 28.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 79.64° / 5.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.66° / -6.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -90.62° / 0.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.