The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 18, 2166
Waning Crescent
28.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:42 AM
4:27 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.5%
- Age
- 24.0 days
- Distance
- 386,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3014
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 | 295.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 115.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.52% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.9° / 252.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 31m / 19.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 111.48° / -2.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.66° / 3.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -108.48° / 0.92° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.