The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 18, 2157
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:15 PM
6:44 AM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.8 days
- Distance
- 359,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2903
Events on this date
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Mercury and Saturn close together
They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Sep 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 175.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -48.6° / 335.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 23m / -0.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 351.20° / 2.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.98° / -3.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 2.36° / -0.99° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.