The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 17, 1954
Waning Gibbous
70.1% 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
10:36 PM
1:06 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 70.1%
- Age
- 20.2 days
- Distance
- 367,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 392
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 | 246.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 66.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 70.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.2° / 291.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 51m / 23.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 60.65° / 3.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.29° / -3.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -62.21° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.1° |
| 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.