The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 17, 2156
Waxing Crescent
7.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:00 AM
8:35 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.4%
- Age
- 2.8 days
- Distance
- 400,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2891
Events on this date
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Venus and Mars close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 31.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.5° / 129.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 33m / -14.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 206.57° / -4.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.89° / 5.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 144.11° / -0.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 298.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.