The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 17, 2132
First Quarter
51.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
3:04 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.3%
- Age
- 7.9 days
- Distance
- 404,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2594
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,100 km.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Sep 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 91.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.1° / 96.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 45m / -24.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 266.47° / -0.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.28° / 1.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 88.16° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.