The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 17, 2149
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:06 PM
6:58 AM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 15.5 days
- Distance
- 368,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2804
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Sep 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 180.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -50.5° / 321.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 49m / -6.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 355.06° / -4.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.57° / 6.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -4.07° / 1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 161.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.