The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 17, 2070
Waxing Gibbous
92.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:01 PM
4:25 AM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.0%
- Age
- 12.9 days
- Distance
- 389,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1827
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 | 147.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -58.9° / 20.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 34m / -9.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 322.49° / 4.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.77° / -5.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 27.76° / -0.63° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.