The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 17, 2131
Waning Crescent
14.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:07 AM
6:01 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.3%
- Age
- 25.8 days
- Distance
- 386,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2581
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 | 315.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 63.6° / 226.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 53m / 20.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 130.14° / 2.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.68° / -3.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -129.77° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.0° |
| 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.