The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 17, 2150
Waning Crescent
14.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:03 AM
6:05 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.3%
- Age
- 26.0 days
- Distance
- 369,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2816
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 | 315.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 64.0° / 226.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 56m / 20.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 130.51° / 3.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.84° / -3.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -133.57° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.