The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 15, 2017
Waning Crescent
23.9% 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
2:07 AM
4:52 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.9%
- Age
- 24.9 days
- Distance
- 370,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1171
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 301.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.1° / 245.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 44m / 18.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 114.64° / -2.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.09° / 3.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -119.15° / 0.79° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.