The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 18, 2126
Waxing Crescent
4.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:08 AM
8:42 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.1%
- Age
- 1.6 days
- Distance
- 359,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2520
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 23.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.7° / 129.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 10m / -6.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 198.79° / 0.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.23° / -0.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 158.19° / -0.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.