The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 17, 2072
Waxing Crescent
34.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:06 PM
11:30 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 34.2%
- Age
- 5.3 days
- Distance
- 380,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1852
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 | 71.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 108.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 34.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.0° / 101.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 24m / -16.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 247.00° / 5.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.58° / -6.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 116.25° / 0.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.