The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 17, 2104
Waning Crescent
2.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:39 AM
6:32 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.8%
- Age
- 27.9 days
- Distance
- 400,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Sextans
- Lunation number
- 2247
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 | 341.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.2° / 175.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 25m / 4.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 156.20° / -4.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.59° / 6.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -156.84° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.