The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 18, 2138
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:19 PM
6:44 AM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.1 days
- Distance
- 359,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2668
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Sep 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 175.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -48.9° / 334.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 24m / -1.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 351.21° / 2.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.23° / -2.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 6.17° / -0.85° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.