The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 17, 2080
Waxing Crescent
19.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:51 AM
9:36 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.2%
- Age
- 4.0 days
- Distance
- 383,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1951
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
27° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Sep 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 51.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 128.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.0° / 118.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 56m / -20.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 227.48° / -3.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.56° / 5.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 134.90° / 0.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.