The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 18, 2190
Waning Gibbous
76.6% 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
10:06 PM
12:17 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 76.6%
- Age
- 18.7 days
- Distance
- 394,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3311
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 237.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 57.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 76.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.4° / 294.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 25m / 20.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 53.98° / 1.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.33° / -1.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -52.59° / 0.98° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.