The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 18, 2130
Waning Gibbous
98.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:40 PM
8:11 AM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.3%
- Age
- 15.9 days
- Distance
- 357,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2569
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Sep 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 194.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 14.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -39.0° / 310.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 43m / -0.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 9.67° / -4.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.91° / 6.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -12.42° / 1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.