The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 17, 2081
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:24 PM
6:41 AM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.3 days
- Distance
- 406,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1963
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,200 km.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
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Penumbral lunar eclipse
The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly. It starts at 9:14 PM, is deepest at 11:32 PM and ends at 1:50 AM. Visible from Columbus from start to finish.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Sep 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 174.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -50.9° / 333.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 23m / -3.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 350.15° / 0.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.30° / -0.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 5.38° / -0.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.