The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 17, 2017
Waning Crescent
7.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:17 AM
6:21 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.8%
- Age
- 26.9 days
- Distance
- 374,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1171
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 327.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 62.3° / 199.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 40m / 13.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 142.60° / -0.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.04° / 0.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -143.59° / 0.85° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.