The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 17, 2041
Last Quarter
45.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:36 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.7%
- Age
- 22.0 days
- Distance
- 392,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1468
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Sep 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 275.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.0° / 277.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 01m / 27.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 90.22° / 4.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.60° / -4.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -87.60° / 1.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 90.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.