The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 18, 2173
Waxing Gibbous
87.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:17 PM
3:17 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 87.9%
- Age
- 11.3 days
- Distance
- 362,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3101
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 | 139.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 40.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 87.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -66.1° / 38.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 17m / -20.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 315.50° / -4.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.87° / 5.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 39.54° / 0.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.