The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 18, 2188
Waning Crescent
7.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:07 AM
6:43 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.8%
- Age
- 27.0 days
- Distance
- 366,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3286
Events on this date
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Mars, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 4.2° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 327.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 66.7° / 197.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 54m / 17.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 144.48° / 4.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.56° / -5.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -153.42° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 116.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.