The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 17, 2055
Waning Crescent
16.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:57 AM
5:38 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.2%
- Age
- 25.9 days
- Distance
- 370,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1641
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 312.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.6° / 230.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 39m / 18.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 127.38° / -0.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.61° / 0.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -138.97° / 1.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.