The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 18, 2159
Waxing Crescent
41.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:14 PM
11:33 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 41.6%
- Age
- 6.7 days
- Distance
- 401,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2928
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 | 80.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 99.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 41.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.1° / 103.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 58m / -24.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 255.82° / -1.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.16° / 2.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 102.98° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.