The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 17, 2071
Waning Crescent
43.1% 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
12:28 AM
3:07 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 43.1%
- Age
- 23.3 days
- Distance
- 370,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 1839
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 | 278.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 97.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 43.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.1° / 265.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 13m / 18.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 93.02° / -5.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.32° / 7.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -101.66° / -0.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 90.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.