The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 17, 1934
Waxing Gibbous
63.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:13 PM
12:20 AM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 63.0%
- Age
- 8.7 days
- Distance
- 369,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 145
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 | 104.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 74.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 63.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -44.5° / 88.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 40m / -25.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 279.03° / -2.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.29° / 3.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 70.95° / -1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.