The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 17, 2112
Waning Crescent
10.6% 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
3:44 AM
6:18 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.6%
- Age
- 26.2 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2346
Events on this date
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Venus and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 322.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 64.9° / 211.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 22m / 18.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 137.15° / 2.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.82° / -3.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -138.18° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.