The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 18, 2167
Waxing Crescent
24.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:08 PM
10:41 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.7%
- Age
- 5.2 days
- Distance
- 403,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3027
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 | 59.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 120.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.6° / 107.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 35m / -14.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 235.01° / 4.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.99° / -5.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 121.62° / 1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.