The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 17, 2091
Waxing Crescent
24.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:05 PM
10:48 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.5%
- Age
- 4.3 days
- Distance
- 365,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2087
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 | 59.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 120.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.53% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.2° / 107.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 32m / -13.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 234.16° / 5.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.78° / -6.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 124.66° / 0.60° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.