The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 18, 2170
Waxing Gibbous
64.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:23 PM
12:33 AM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 64.4%
- Age
- 8.0 days
- Distance
- 388,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3064
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 | 106.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 73.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 64.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -46.2° / 87.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 56m / -26.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 282.49° / -3.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.71° / 4.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 80.57° / 1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.