The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 17, 2155
Waning Gibbous
59.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:11 PM
2:23 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 59.3%
- Age
- 20.6 days
- Distance
- 397,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2878
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 | 259.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 79.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 59.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.7° / 287.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 48m / 27.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 73.96° / 5.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.62° / -6.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -73.84° / -0.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.