The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 18, 2155
Last Quarter
49.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:20 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.6%
- Age
- 21.6 days
- Distance
- 401,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2878
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Sep 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 270.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.8° / 281.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 42m / 28.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 86.13° / 5.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.74° / -6.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -86.03° / -0.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.