The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 17, 2158
Waning Crescent
25.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:47 AM
4:55 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.3%
- Age
- 24.6 days
- Distance
- 376,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2915
Events on this date
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Jupiter behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Sep 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 299.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.9° / 250.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 46m / 21.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 114.61° / 0.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.33° / 0.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -114.93° / -1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.