The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 18, 2150
Waning Crescent
7.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:14 AM
6:44 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.3%
- Age
- 27.0 days
- Distance
- 370,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2816
Events on this date
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Jupiter and Neptune close together
They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 328.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 66.1° / 194.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 54m / 17.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 144.73° / 4.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.10° / -4.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -145.80° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 115.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.