The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 18, 2144
Waning Gibbous
66.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:23 PM
1:10 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 66.1%
- Age
- 20.7 days
- Distance
- 401,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2742
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 | 251.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 71.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 66.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.7° / 283.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 25m / 18.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 67.55° / -3.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.47° / 4.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -75.79° / -0.77° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.