The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 17, 1935
Waning Gibbous
70.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:31 PM
1:07 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 70.2%
- Age
- 19.6 days
- Distance
- 376,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 157
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 | 246.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 66.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 70.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.2° / 292.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 48m / 23.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 60.12° / 3.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.98° / -4.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -58.40° / -1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.