The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 17, 2087
Waning Gibbous
69.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:03 PM
12:56 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 69.4%
- Age
- 20.5 days
- Distance
- 367,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2037
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 | 247.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 67.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 69.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.0° / 287.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 02m / 19.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 62.32° / -1.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.86° / 2.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -64.39° / -1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.