The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 17, 1917
Waxing Crescent
1.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:26 AM
6:50 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.7%
- Age
- 1.3 days
- Distance
- 403,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- -65
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 | 14.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 165.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.8° / 157.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 22m / -7.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 188.24° / -5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.56° / 7.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 162.90° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 313.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.