The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 17, 1957
Last Quarter
44.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:14 AM
3:04 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 44.8%
- Age
- 23.2 days
- Distance
- 379,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 429
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Sep 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 276.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 96.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 44.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.4° / 268.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 03m / 19.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 90.66° / -3.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.98° / 5.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -103.25° / -1.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.