The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 17, 1973
Waning Gibbous
72.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:28 PM
12:51 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 72.2%
- Age
- 20.5 days
- Distance
- 372,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 627
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 | 243.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 63.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 72.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.7° / 292.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 42m / 22.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 58.37° / 2.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.18° / -3.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -66.01° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.