The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 17, 1933
Waning Crescent
4.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:52 AM
6:37 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.9%
- Age
- 27.4 days
- Distance
- 389,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 132
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 | 334.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 154.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.4° / 184.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 04m / 11.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 148.82° / -0.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.66° / 0.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -159.24° / -0.68° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.