The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 17, 2066
Waning Crescent
4.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:16 AM
6:24 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.0%
- Age
- 27.6 days
- Distance
- 393,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1777
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 337.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.2° / 182.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 11m / 6.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 152.31° / -4.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.19° / 5.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -161.44° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.