The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 17, 1923
First Quarter
52.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:43 PM
12:02 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.0%
- Age
- 6.8 days
- Distance
- 374,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 9
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Sep 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 92.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.5° / 90.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 43m / -18.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 265.84° / 5.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.39° / -6.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 93.39° / 0.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.