The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 17, 2128
Waning Crescent
39.8% 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
12:47 AM
3:26 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.8%
- Age
- 22.7 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 2544
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,400 km.
Exact values
For Sep 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 281.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.7° / 263.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 30m / 18.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 97.07° / -4.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.48° / 6.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -100.87° / 0.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.