The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 17, 1928
Waxing Crescent
12.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:40 AM
9:34 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.6%
- Age
- 3.6 days
- Distance
- 401,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 71
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 | 41.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.8° / 117.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 18m / -11.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 216.01° / 2.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.38° / -2.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 140.93° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.