The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 17, 2090
Waning Crescent
43.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:30 AM
3:08 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 43.0%
- Age
- 23.3 days
- Distance
- 381,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 2074
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 | 278.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.3° / 265.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 15m / 18.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 93.55° / -5.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.94° / 7.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -105.46° / 0.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 90.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.