The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 17, 2097
Waxing Gibbous
85.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:09 PM
2:53 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.1%
- Age
- 11.6 days
- Distance
- 399,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2161
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 134.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 45.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -65.8° / 50.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 57m / -22.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 310.26° / -5.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.50° / 7.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 42.56° / 1.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.