The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 18, 2182
Waning Gibbous
60.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:55 PM
1:40 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 60.3%
- Age
- 20.5 days
- Distance
- 392,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3212
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 | 258.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 78.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 60.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.0° / 278.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 54m / 17.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 74.22° / -4.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.01° / 6.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -71.21° / -0.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.