The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 18, 2128
Waning Crescent
30.7% 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
1:35 AM
4:11 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.7%
- Age
- 23.7 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2544
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 | 292.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.1° / 254.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 20m / 18.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 108.93° / -3.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.70° / 5.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -113.08° / 0.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.