The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 18, 2154
Waxing Gibbous
88.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:23 PM
3:25 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 88.7%
- Age
- 10.8 days
- Distance
- 375,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2866
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 | 140.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 39.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 88.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -66.8° / 35.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 21m / -20.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 316.53° / -4.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.35° / 5.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 43.37° / 0.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.