The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 17, 2034
Waxing Crescent
22.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:51 AM
10:31 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.2%
- Age
- 5.0 days
- Distance
- 404,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1382
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
27° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Sep 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 56.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.1° / 109.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 18m / -13.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 230.85° / 4.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.74° / -5.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 123.87° / 0.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.