The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 18, 2139
Waning Crescent
18.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:42 AM
5:25 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.2%
- Age
- 25.1 days
- Distance
- 396,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2680
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 | 309.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.4° / 235.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 30m / 18.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 125.10° / -0.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.01° / 0.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -123.33° / -1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.