The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 17, 2121
Waxing Crescent
27.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:53 PM
10:14 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.5%
- Age
- 5.7 days
- Distance
- 396,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2458
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 | 63.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.8° / 113.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 38m / -23.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 237.86° / -4.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.29° / 5.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 110.61° / -1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.