The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 17, 2109
Last Quarter
48.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:08 AM
2:43 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.0%
- Age
- 22.3 days
- Distance
- 399,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2309
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Sep 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 272.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.7° / 269.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 48m / 18.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 87.21° / -5.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.31° / 7.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -97.05° / 0.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.