The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 17, 2105
Waxing Gibbous
61.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:35 PM
12:40 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 61.0%
- Age
- 9.2 days
- Distance
- 399,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2260
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 | 102.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 77.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 61.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -39.1° / 84.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 31m / -20.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 277.29° / 3.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.41° / -3.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 73.35° / -1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.3° |
| 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.