The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 17, 2139
Waning Crescent
26.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:38 AM
4:53 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.4%
- Age
- 24.1 days
- Distance
- 392,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2680
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 | 298.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.6° / 253.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 39m / 22.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 112.70° / 1.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.65° / -0.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -111.11° / -1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.