The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 17, 2030
Waning Gibbous
70.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:45 PM
12:59 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 70.0%
- Age
- 19.7 days
- Distance
- 403,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1332
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 | 246.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 66.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 70.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.3° / 289.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 56m / 21.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 61.36° / 0.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.44° / -0.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -65.18° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.