The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 17, 2086
Waxing Gibbous
65.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:55 PM
12:58 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 65.0%
- Age
- 9.6 days
- Distance
- 381,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2025
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 | 107.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 72.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 64.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -42.8° / 80.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 53m / -19.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 282.56° / 2.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.16° / -3.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 64.95° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.