The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 17, 1979
Waning Crescent
12.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:41 AM
5:48 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.1%
- Age
- 26.0 days
- Distance
- 405,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 701
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 | 319.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.9° / 216.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 02m / 14.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 133.66° / -2.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.42° / 3.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -135.97° / 0.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.