The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 17, 2047
Waning Crescent
6.0% 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
4:44 AM
6:14 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.0%
- Age
- 27.3 days
- Distance
- 373,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1542
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 331.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.5° / 191.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 50m / 9.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 146.51° / -3.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.88° / 5.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -157.63° / -1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.