The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 17, 2039
Waning Crescent
0.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:13 AM
7:45 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.8%
- Age
- 28.8 days
- Distance
- 381,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1443
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 351.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 170.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.6° / 150.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 16m / 10.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 166.01° / 5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.57° / -6.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -176.30° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 142.3° |
| 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.