The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 17, 1969
Waxing Crescent
34.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:42 PM
10:39 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 34.2%
- Age
- 5.8 days
- Distance
- 374,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 578
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 | 71.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 108.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 34.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -16.7° / 111.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 12m / -26.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 245.92° / -5.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.31° / 6.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 104.41° / -0.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.