The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 17, 2127
Waxing Gibbous
90.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:00 PM
4:06 AM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 90.7%
- Age
- 11.0 days
- Distance
- 382,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2532
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 | 144.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 35.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 90.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -60.2° / 25.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 21m / -12.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 318.90° / 3.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.46° / -3.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 40.74° / 0.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.