The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 18, 2185
Waning Crescent
28.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:36 AM
4:29 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.8%
- Age
- 24.4 days
- Distance
- 371,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3249
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 | 295.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 115.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.0° / 253.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 31m / 19.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 111.48° / -2.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.41° / 3.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -112.30° / 1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.