The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 17, 2135
Waxing Gibbous
80.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:47 PM
2:08 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 80.1%
- Age
- 9.7 days
- Distance
- 390,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2631
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 | 127.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 52.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 80.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -62.2° / 65.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 20m / -24.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 301.52° / -5.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.86° / 6.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 59.34° / 0.67° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.