The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 17, 2098
Waning Gibbous
58.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:22 PM
2:29 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 58.1%
- Age
- 22.0 days
- Distance
- 379,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2173
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 | 260.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 80.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 58.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.7° / 286.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 57m / 27.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 76.10° / 4.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.08° / -5.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -86.83° / 0.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.