The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 18, 2183
Waxing Crescent
2.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:46 AM
8:36 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.8%
- Age
- 1.8 days
- Distance
- 405,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3225
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 | 19.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.1° / 130.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 58m / -3.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 194.86° / 2.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.29° / -2.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 158.97° / 0.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.