The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 18, 2169
Waning Crescent
7.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:06 AM
6:42 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.9%
- Age
- 27.0 days
- Distance
- 360,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3051
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 | 327.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 66.5° / 197.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 51m / 17.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 143.89° / 4.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.96° / -5.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -149.60° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 116.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.