The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 17, 2093
Waning Crescent
9.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:59 AM
6:23 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.2%
- Age
- 26.5 days
- Distance
- 402,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2111
Events on this date
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Uranus at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Sep 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 324.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 64.6° / 205.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 34m / 16.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 140.35° / 2.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.93° / -2.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -146.59° / 1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.