The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 17, 2138
Waxing Gibbous
97.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:52 PM
5:27 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.4%
- Age
- 13.1 days
- Distance
- 358,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2668
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,800 km.
Exact values
For Sep 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 161.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 18.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -58.3° / 352.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 30m / -8.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 336.14° / 1.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.43° / -1.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 18.33° / -0.82° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.