The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 17, 1975
Waxing Gibbous
92.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:01 PM
4:35 AM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.8%
- Age
- 11.9 days
- Distance
- 404,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 652
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 | 149.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -58.2° / 17.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 36m / -8.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 323.26° / 5.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.70° / -6.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 34.56° / -1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.