The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 17, 2108
Waxing Gibbous
94.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:18 PM
4:47 AM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.1%
- Age
- 12.0 days
- Distance
- 402,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2297
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 | 151.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 28.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -59.5° / 11.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 52m / -9.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 326.87° / 3.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.35° / -3.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 32.36° / -0.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.