The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 17, 2157
Waxing Gibbous
97.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:48 PM
5:27 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.3%
- Age
- 13.8 days
- Distance
- 362,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2903
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 | 161.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 18.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -57.8° / 353.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 30m / -7.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 336.27° / 1.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.50° / -1.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 14.53° / -0.97° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.