The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 17, 2153
Waning Crescent
0.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:11 AM
7:36 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.7%
- Age
- 28.7 days
- Distance
- 365,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2853
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 | 350.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 170.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.8° / 153.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 14m / 8.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 165.95° / 3.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.38° / -4.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -174.70° / 0.93° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 133.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.