The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 17, 2141
Waning Gibbous
97.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:05 PM
8:50 AM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.3%
- Age
- 17.0 days
- Distance
- 377,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2705
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 | 198.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 18.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.3° / 317.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 42m / 9.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 13.43° / 4.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.86° / -5.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -22.64° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 53.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.