The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 17, 2129
Waxing Crescent
14.7% 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
10:52 AM
10:00 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.7%
- Age
- 3.9 days
- Distance
- 391,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2557
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 | 44.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.1° / 113.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 36m / -9.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 219.64° / 5.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.04° / -6.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 129.25° / 0.94° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.