The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 18, 2135
Waxing Gibbous
87.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:19 PM
3:16 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 87.6%
- Age
- 10.7 days
- Distance
- 393,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2631
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 | 138.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 41.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 87.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -66.9° / 40.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 13m / -21.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 314.22° / -4.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.24° / 6.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 47.16° / 0.65° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.