The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 17, 2082
Waning Crescent
27.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:25 AM
4:59 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.3%
- Age
- 24.6 days
- Distance
- 383,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1975
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 | 297.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.2° / 256.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 39m / 24.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 112.44° / 2.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.35° / -3.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -124.10° / -0.75° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.