The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 17, 1939
Waxing Crescent
22.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:00 PM
10:25 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.6%
- Age
- 4.2 days
- Distance
- 377,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 207
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 | 56.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.2° / 111.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 14m / -16.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 230.47° / 1.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.23° / -1.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 130.68° / -0.91° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.