The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 17, 2115
Waning Crescent
0.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:10 AM
7:41 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.8%
- Age
- 28.7 days
- Distance
- 368,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2383
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 | 350.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 169.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.6° / 151.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 13m / 9.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 165.24° / 4.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.30° / -5.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -167.09° / 1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 138.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.