The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 17, 1971
Waning Crescent
3.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:18 AM
6:40 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.5%
- Age
- 27.7 days
- Distance
- 402,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 602
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 338.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.47% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.5° / 177.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 16m / 8.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 152.77° / -1.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.10° / 2.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -154.64° / -1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.