The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 17, 1913
Waning Gibbous
95.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:26 PM
8:10 AM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.8%
- Age
- 16.8 days
- Distance
- 404,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- -115
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 203.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 23.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -35.2° / 326.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 02m / 8.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 17.79° / 2.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.36° / -2.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -26.32° / -0.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 63.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.