The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 17, 1986
Waxing Gibbous
99.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:38 PM
6:23 AM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.6%
- Age
- 13.4 days
- Distance
- 379,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 788
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 172.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 7.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -54.8° / 331.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 18m / -7.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 347.42° / -2.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.85° / 4.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 12.19° / 0.70° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 223.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.