The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 17, 2137
Waxing Crescent
5.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:35 AM
8:29 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.6%
- Age
- 2.2 days
- Distance
- 383,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2656
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 | 27.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 152.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.6° / 130.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 16m / -11.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 202.00° / -3.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.26° / 4.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 147.93° / -0.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 299.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.