The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 17, 2120
Waning Crescent
23.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:01 AM
5:09 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.2%
- Age
- 24.4 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2445
Events on this date
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Jupiter, Mars, Moon, and Uranus gathered
All within 5.5° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.
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Venus and Neptune close together
They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 302.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.6° / 248.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 00m / 21.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 117.57° / 1.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.61° / -1.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -119.51° / -1.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.