The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 17, 1902
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:29 PM
6:03 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 15.5 days
- Distance
- 381,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- -251
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Sep 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 179.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 2.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -50.3° / 352.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 30m / -0.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 353.13° / 2.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.89° / -3.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -3.93° / -0.87° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 312.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.