The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 18, 2184
Waxing Gibbous
96.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:48 PM
5:08 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.2%
- Age
- 13.7 days
- Distance
- 368,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3237
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 | 157.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -60.3° / 358.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 24m / -10.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 334.05° / -0.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.46° / 0.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 17.14° / 0.60° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.