The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 17, 2014
Waning Crescent
34.9% 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
1:14 AM
3:46 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 34.9%
- Age
- 23.1 days
- Distance
- 401,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1134
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 | 287.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 107.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 34.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.6° / 258.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 52m / 17.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 102.47° / -5.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.65° / 7.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -102.45° / -0.65° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.