The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 17, 1995
Waning Crescent
42.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:31 AM
3:10 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.7%
- Age
- 22.5 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 899
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,300 km.
Exact values
For Sep 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 278.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.8° / 266.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 12m / 18.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 92.84° / -4.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.92° / 6.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -98.63° / -0.85° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 90.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.