The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 17, 2085
Waning Crescent
1.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:58 AM
6:40 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.9%
- Age
- 28.3 days
- Distance
- 405,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Sextans
- Lunation number
- 2012
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 | 344.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.4° / 170.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 40m / 3.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 160.34° / -4.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.22° / 6.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -165.25° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.