The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 18, 2131
Waning Crescent
7.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:10 AM
6:38 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.9%
- Age
- 26.8 days
- Distance
- 390,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2581
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 | 327.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 65.9° / 198.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 46m / 17.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 143.02° / 3.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.56° / -4.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -141.99° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 114.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.