The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 18, 2186
Waxing Crescent
31.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:55 PM
11:09 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.6%
- Age
- 5.4 days
- Distance
- 393,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 3262
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 | 68.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.9° / 104.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 12m / -17.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 244.26° / 3.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.07° / -4.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 117.82° / 1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.8° |
| 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.