The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 18, 2120
Waning Crescent
15.8% 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
3:02 AM
5:37 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.8%
- Age
- 25.4 days
- Distance
- 405,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2445
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,500 km.
Exact values
For Sep 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 313.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 60.1° / 228.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 47m / 18.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 129.34° / 0.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.33° / 0.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -131.73° / -1.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.