The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 18, 2149
Waning Gibbous
98.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:38 PM
8:09 AM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.4%
- Age
- 16.5 days
- Distance
- 365,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2804
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 | 193.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 14.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -39.4° / 310.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 43m / -0.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 9.60° / -4.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.33° / 6.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -16.23° / 1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.