The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 17, 2024
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:34 PM
6:28 AM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 14.6 days
- Distance
- 358,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1258
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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Partial lunar eclipse
Part of the Moon passes through Earth's dark inner shadow. It starts at 10:11 PM, is deepest at 10:44 PM and ends at 11:16 PM. Visible from Columbus from start to finish.
Exact values
For Sep 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 173.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -53.1° / 332.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 22m / -5.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 349.00° / -1.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.02° / 2.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 4.58° / 0.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 230.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.