The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 17, 2151
First Quarter
49.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:57 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.7%
- Age
- 7.0 days
- Distance
- 396,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2829
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Sep 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 89.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.8° / 97.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 34m / -24.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 264.03° / -1.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.83° / 2.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 96.57° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.