The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 17, 2147
Waning Crescent
41.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:35 AM
3:17 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 41.9%
- Age
- 22.3 days
- Distance
- 395,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 2779
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 | 279.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 99.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 41.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.9° / 265.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 17m / 19.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 94.03° / -4.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.40° / 6.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -92.47° / 0.72° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 90.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.