The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 17, 2011
Waning Gibbous
76.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:07 PM
12:15 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 76.9%
- Age
- 19.5 days
- Distance
- 403,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1097
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 | 237.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 57.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 76.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.1° / 294.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 16m / 20.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 51.99° / 2.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.72° / -2.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -61.40° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.