The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 17, 2064
First Quarter
49.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
3:11 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.8%
- Age
- 6.6 days
- Distance
- 379,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1753
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 | 89.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.4° / 100.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 38m / -27.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 265.17° / -3.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.16° / 5.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 97.61° / -1.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.