The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 17, 2045
First Quarter
46.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:53 PM
11:42 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.2%
- Age
- 6.6 days
- Distance
- 393,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1518
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Sep 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 85.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.0° / 103.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 18m / -27.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 260.62° / -4.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.80° / 6.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 101.40° / -0.87° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.2° |
| 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.