The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 17, 1980
First Quarter
51.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:42 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.0%
- Age
- 8.2 days
- Distance
- 392,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 714
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Sep 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 91.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.2° / 91.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 43m / -19.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 265.92° / 4.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.12° / -4.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 81.96° / 0.90° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.