The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 17, 2025
Waning Crescent
17.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:35 AM
5:48 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.4%
- Age
- 25.4 days
- Distance
- 383,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1270
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 | 310.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 130.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 62.2° / 237.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 37m / 22.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 125.91° / 3.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.74° / -4.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -124.90° / -0.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.