The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 17, 2078
Waxing Gibbous
80.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:47 PM
2:09 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 80.1%
- Age
- 11.3 days
- Distance
- 384,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1926
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 | 127.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 53.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 80.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -62.0° / 65.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 23m / -24.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 302.21° / -5.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.28° / 6.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 46.35° / 1.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.