The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 18, 2127
Waxing Gibbous
95.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:36 PM
5:09 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.9%
- Age
- 12.0 days
- Distance
- 385,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2532
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 | 156.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 23.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -59.1° / 1.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 13m / -8.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 332.10° / 2.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.28° / -2.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 28.57° / 0.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.