The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 17, 2101
Waning Crescent
30.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:07 AM
4:43 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.4%
- Age
- 23.8 days
- Distance
- 401,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2210
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 | 293.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.1° / 261.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 19m / 24.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 107.88° / 2.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.97° / -3.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -115.71° / -0.93° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.