The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 18, 2168
Waning Gibbous
98.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:40 PM
8:20 AM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.1%
- Age
- 16.7 days
- Distance
- 385,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 3039
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 | 195.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 16.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -37.8° / 309.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 51m / -0.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 11.69° / -5.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.40° / 6.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -20.03° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.