The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 17, 2006
Waning Crescent
19.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:15 AM
5:41 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.9%
- Age
- 24.9 days
- Distance
- 399,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1035
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 | 307.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 127.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 60.9° / 244.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 21m / 23.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 121.91° / 4.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.88° / -5.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -121.10° / -0.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.