The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 18, 2178
First Quarter
48.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:47 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.5%
- Age
- 6.7 days
- Distance
- 390,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3163
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Sep 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 88.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.47% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.3° / 97.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 34m / -23.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 264.08° / -0.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.16° / 0.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 99.19° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.