The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 17, 2026
Waxing Crescent
38.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:11 PM
11:00 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.8%
- Age
- 6.5 days
- Distance
- 402,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1283
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 | 76.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.6° / 108.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 38m / -27.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 251.70° / -5.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.06° / 7.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 105.20° / -0.68° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.