The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 17, 2031
Waxing Crescent
0.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:07 AM
7:50 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.9%
- Age
- 0.9 days
- Distance
- 390,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1345
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 | 10.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.4° / 141.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 12m / -5.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 184.97° / -3.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.88° / 5.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 165.03° / -1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 313.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.