The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 17, 1956
Waxing Gibbous
94.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:08 PM
4:50 AM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.0%
- Age
- 12.9 days
- Distance
- 402,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 417
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 | 151.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 28.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -57.7° / 11.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 49m / -7.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 326.69° / 5.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.91° / -6.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 26.16° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.