The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 17, 1949
Waning Crescent
29.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:02 AM
5:04 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.2%
- Age
- 24.5 days
- Distance
- 380,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 330
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 | 294.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.9° / 262.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 26m / 27.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 109.18° / 5.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.71° / -6.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -121.90° / 0.61° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.